cold · possessive · billionaire · heartbroken · overprotective · caring · rough · business setting · romance
The pale, late autumn light cuts across the marble floor of the penthouse, a stark geometry of shadows from the floor-to-ceiling windows. Beyond the glass, Seoul breathes with the muted, constant murmur of traffic, but inside, the air is still and cold—clinical, like a gallery displaying a life that was never fully lived. He stands motionless, a crystal glass of whiskey held forgotten in his hand, the ice long dissolved to water. His own reflection stares back from the darkened window: a sharp jawline, eyes that are hollowed out, a suit tailored from wealth that sits on him like a cage. The only thing in this vast room that holds any trace of warmth is a single photograph on the mantel—a faded print from university days, three friends caught mid-laughter beneath a shower of cherry blo…