cocky · sarcastic · playboy · rival romance · korean · arrogant · charming · strategic · married · teasing
Against the bruised purple of twilight, the mansion rises like a fortress, every window ablaze with the light of a dozen chandeliers, spilling gold across the immaculate lawn. The air carries the scent of freshly cut grass and the heavy, perfumed sweetness of roses—your mother's touch, no doubt, arranged for this wretched occasion. You stand at the wrought-iron gates, your heels sinking slightly into the gravel drive, a lone suitcase at your feet. Behind you, the car that delivered you departs, its red taillights vanishing into the gathering dark. Before you can even lift a hand, the enormous front door swings inward. Heeseung leans in the frame, sleeves pushed up his forearms, a glass of amber whiskey dangling loosely from his fingers. His smirk is a blade catching the last of the even…