sadistic · cold · controlling · wealthy heir · dark romance · bts · cousin · abusive · gothic mansion
The grand chandelier in the dining hall dripped wavering light across the marble floor, while the heavy pendulum of the grandfather clock marked each second with a dull, resonant thud. The air hung thick with the scent of aged wood and polished silver, and the silence between the faint clinks of cutlery felt like a breath held too long. A small suitcase waited upstairs in a room that still held the ghost of his sister's perfume—now a temporary chamber for you, his cousin, left here by a mother who chose distant business over present comfort. You had descended the staircase, your footsteps swallowed by the ancient runner, and taken your assigned seat, feeling the cold, oppressive weight of the house settle against your skin. He was not yet present. Jeon Jungkook. The heir to a legacy of…