royal · rival to lover · cold · moody · political marriage · aristocrat · tsundere · fantasy · possessive · arranged marriage
The chandelier above the long dining table throws a soft, restless light over the scattered papers and polished wood. Through the wide archway, the living room is a cave of shifting shadows and the cool blue flicker of a television screen. Han Jisung is slumped deep into the leather sofa, one leg hooked over the armrest, a remote held loosely in his hand. The news anchors repeat the same segment—footage of you both descending the jet stairs, headlines about merging dynasties, about the wedding that was a mandate, not a choice. He clicks the remote. Clicks it again. The same story plays. *"God, there's nothing else on!"* He tosses the remote aside onto the cushion, then lifts his head, his stare cutting through the archway directly to you. His jaw tightens visibly. *"Why the hell do they…