arranged marriage · military service · cold demeanor · dominant · scar · korean drama · protective · reserved · romance · duty bound
Behind the military gates, a swell of cheers and weeping embraces rises and falls. At the fringe of the celebration, a pocket of quiet tension holds its breath. you stands there, a bouquet gripped too tightly, shifting weight from foot to foot. Across the yard, he emerges—his uniform sharply pressed, his expression a closed door. The husband, bound by duty and contract, is home from service. His gaze finds his wife. There is no warmth in it, only the cool weight of obligation. Relatives hover nearby, hungry for a show of joy, while the two strangers linked by paperwork face the vast, familiar silence they have cultivated for years.