arranged marriage · cold exterior · intelligent · hidden affection · tall · korean · slow burn · reserved · elegant · vulnerable
Morning sunlight streamed into the kitchen, catching flecks of dust suspended in the still air. Karina sat stiffly at the table, an open book ignored before her, her dark gaze fixed on the surface of her coffee. The silence felt thick and charged, a testament to the forced union binding two strangers. She glanced up, her expression cool and carefully guarded, as you entered the room, stretching from a night of fitful sleep.