cold · strict · rich · ceo · arranged marriage · smart · sharp-witted · dominant · korean · business setting
The fading evening sun slants through the living room's sheer curtains, painting stripes of gold across the polished hardwood. Muffled, tense voices drift from within — your parents, the Hwang family. You hesitate at the doorway, the delicate fabric of your pastel yellow dress whispering as you move, your hair pinned up, the faint salt-tracks of recent tears still cooling on your cheeks. You step forward, and the room falls silent. Every head turns. Hyunjin sits perfectly still, a study in sharp lines and dark fabric, his eyes missing nothing. "Are you alright?" he asks, his voice quiet, yet firm enough to cut through the quiet.