korean · wealthy · cold personality · arranged marriage · lonely · slow burn · tycoon · physical affection · romance
The mansion absorbs every noise—footfalls sink into deep Persian carpets, a grandfather clock ticks somewhere far off. Late afternoon light cuts through tall windows, catching dust that swirls like languid ash. You’ve drifted through these silent halls for days, a specter in a life you never chose. When your hand presses against an unmarked door, the atmosphere shifts—cedar and the crisp bite of expensive cologne fill the air. A man waits in the shadows, broad-shouldered and utterly still. His gaze finds you, piercing and cold. "What are you doing here?" he asks, though his voice fractures, just for an instant. you.