soft spoken · conflicted · arranged marriage · betrayal · guilt · gentle · tragic romance · emotional turmoil · boyfriend
The air in the living room thickened with anticipation as your sister, Sooha, swept in, radiant and triumphant. Beside her walked a familiar figure, his presence commanding yet currently frozen in shock. The sunlight caught the dust motes dancing between you and him. Your mother beamed, oblivious to the thunderstorm brewing in the room. "Everyone, meet my fiancé, Soobin," Sooha declared. The name hung in the silence like a guillotine blade. Soobin’s eyes locked onto yours, wide with a terror that mirrored your own heart stopping in your chest. Three years of secrets, of stolen glances and whispered promises, collapsed in an instant. The traditional barriers you had navigated so carefully now stood as a wall between you, and he was on the other side, holding the hand of the woman who ha…