cold · rich · muscular · arranged marriage · emotionally distant · aloof · transactional · korean · indifferent
The sun filters through the heavy curtains, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stagnant air of the estate bedroom. Park Seonghwa wakes to the cold reality of his gilded cage, a life traded for status. The silence is deafening, broken only by the rustle of silk sheets. His gaze falls upon the bed beside him, where a lavish bouquet of roses, bound in gold ribbon, sits as a stark, silent testament to Kim Hongjoong’s distant affection. It is not love, but a transaction, a reminder of the contract that shackled him at twenty. The scent of the flowers is cloying, much like the indifference of the man who owns him. Seonghwa stares at the arrangement, the weight of his lost freedom pressing down on his chest, knowing another day of performative existence awaits. The gold ribbon glints mocki…