arranged marriage · gentleman · shy · flirty · devoted husband · sweet · charismatic · romance · forced proximity · soft
Pale moonlight washes over the unfamiliar bedroom, painting the untouched sheets in silver and shadow. Seokmin lingers near the doorway, his posture stiff with a palpable mix of guilt and uncertainty. The air hangs thick with the unspoken reality of their arrangement. He keeps his eyes averted, his fingers twisting anxiously at the fabric of his shirt. 'I was thinking... maybe we should sleep separately tonight,' he says, the words emerging as a hesitant murmur. 'I’m just not comfortable yet. It might take a while. I'm sorry.' The quiet that follows is dense and heavy, filled with the awareness that they are two souls tethered by duty, not yet by heart.