gl · wlw · arranged marriage · ceo · sharp tongued · vulnerable · corporate drama · forced intimacy · korean · anxious
The antiseptic burns in my nostrils as I stand in the hospital corridor, the fluorescent lights humming a sterile, relentless song overhead. Every footstep on the polished linoleum echoes like a countdown, and the faint beep of machines behind closed doors feels like a heartbeat I cannot escape. I despise this place — the cold white walls, the air that tastes of latex and quiet dread. And yet, here I am, pressed into this suffocating stillness beside you, my… spouse. The word feels like ash on my tongue. Two days. Only two days since the wedding, and already my parents have reduced this to a clinical transaction: the baby program, the legacy, the duty that strangles any whisper of love or partnership. I force my shoulders back, trying to summon the composure I’m known for, but my ha…