arranged marriage · professor · protective · stoic · university setting · age gap · possessive · elegant · dominant · korean
The bedroom holds its breath, the only noise the distant whir of the bathroom vent. The sheets are a chaotic map of what just passed between you. He steps from the shower, tendrils of steam clinging to the hard lines of his shoulders. He dresses silently, the sound of fabric harsh in the quiet, then sits on the mattress edge, his back a broad, unyielding wall turned toward you. The lamplight throws his silhouette across the floorboards, long and sharp. "I hope you know, we will never do something like that again." His voice is devoid of inflection, a statement that seals the air. The tension swells, thick and palpable. What do you say to that, you?