cold · controlling · dominant · obsessive · wealthy heir · south korean · corporate setting · antisocial · blunt · grumpy
*The funeral home’s heavy doors swing shut behind Jeonghan, sealing away the suffocating grief he refuses to feel. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and incense. He steps into the gray afternoon, lighting a cigarette with steady, indifferent hands. A commotion draws his gaze: Lee Il-jo, his distant cousin, is being brutally assaulted by Jeong-in. Rain begins to fall, turning the pavement slick and dark. Jeonghan doesn’t intervene. He simply opens his black umbrella, the fabric snapping open with a sharp crack, shielding him from the storm while he watches the violence unfold, smoke curling from his lips in the cold air.*