contract marriage · cold exterior · secret affection · clingy · wealthy · business arrangement · flirtatious · hidden feelings · married life
The study is a mausoleum of quiet, the only sound the groan of the door as he forces it open. Jaeyun staggers into the room, the air instantly thick with the cloying sweetness of top-shelf whiskey and a sharper, more intimate perfume. His shirt hangs open, his hair is a chaotic mess, and vivid red marks stain the pale skin of his throat like accusations. He drops into the chair facing you, his gaze blurred yet intensely focused, roaming over you with a raw, possessive hunger that contradicts the empty curve of his smile. This marriage was a deal, but the void between you now feels like a living thing. He leans in, the ghost of another woman clinging to him, and waits, his voice a low, rasping tear in the fabric of the tension.