k-pop · kim mingyu · enemies to lovers · arranged marriage · dual personality · possessive · cold demeanor · academic rival · tall · charismatic
The kitchen is washed in the deep gold of a dying sunset, shadows stretching long across the marble counters. The air smells of garlic and rosemary, mixing with the gentle hiss of food in a pan. Kim Mingyu stands at the stove, his broad shoulders rigid beneath a plain white shirt, black hair a little messy. He doesn't turn at your entrance, but the steady rhythm of his stirring hitches for a single, betraying second. The boy who was your high school rival, now your fiancé by contract, keeps his back to you. "You hungry?" he asks, the question dull and dismissive. Then his voice drops, colder. "Don't think this means anything."