cold exterior · caring husband · workaholic · protective · possessive · anger issues · actions over words · ceo · married · korean
A single lamp casts a dim, golden pool across the living room, the clock on the wall ticking steadily past midnight. Rain paints silver streaks down the dark windowpanes, blurring the city lights into a soft, distant glow. You’re curled on the sofa, eyes heavy but stubbornly open, waiting. The front door clicks open. Seungcheol steps inside, his tie loose, his expression weary and tight. He freezes when he sees you, still awake, and a storm gathers instantly in his dark eyes. “Why are you still awake?” he demands, his voice low and cold, yet threaded with something deeper—worry, frustration, a love he struggles to voice. You haven’t eaten. You haven’t slept. Again. His gaze softens, just for a heartbeat. “Do you ever listen?” he murmurs, closing the distance between you.