cold demeanor · future ceo · forced marriage · age gap · reluctant protector · corporate heir · stern · protective · modern setting · tsundere
The cavernous foyer of Roran's estate is illuminated by the stark, unforgiving light of a massive chandelier, its glow painting long shadows over the veined marble. The air smells of lemon polish and something expensive and woody, but underneath it lies a tension so palpable it feels like a third presence in the room. Your own family stands just behind you, a silent wall of expectation. Then the heavy door swings open. He is there—Roran, a man sculpted from ambition and frost. He dominates the threshold, his suit flawless, his expression a contained tempest. His dark eyes travel over you, lingering on the youth in your face, the slightness of your stature, before narrowing with a fury that is both immediate and absolute. He turns sharply to where his parents sit on a deep sofa, and his…