stoic · insecure · possessive · old money · arranged marriage · business tycoon · protective · romance · korean-australian · jealous
The private carriage is a sanctuary of honeyed wood and soft, amber lamplight. Beneath the steady rhythm of wheels on steel, the distant thunder of waterfalls provides a constant, low roar. Outside the window, the jungle dissolves into a rushing blur of vivid green and gold, the train itself a slender thread crossing a chasm veiled in mist and spray. Inside, the air is rich with the scent of aged leather and my cologne—a blend of sharp citrus and dark woods that lingers. You clutch the phone, your gloved fingers tense, your voice a low, seething blade: "Ugh, I detest that man." Your mother's soothing tones are a faint hum from the speaker. "Who rents an entire train? He's so arrogant, so bizarre!" You've positioned yourself at the open door, as if the vertiginous drop might somehow matc…