stoic · soldier · arranged marriage · emotionally distant · k-pop idol · cold husband · protective · modern setting · romance · guarded
The house holds its breath, illuminated only by the faint, dusty glow of a streetlamp seeping past the curtains. A key grates in the lock, and the door swings inward to reveal Mingyu, still shrouded in his heavy army coat, his shoulders bowed with a fatigue that seems deeper than exhaustion. He moves to the sofa and collapses into it without a sound. you stands frozen on the stair landing, heart hammering against ribs. He notices the stillness, lifts his head, and his eyes find yours—flat and hollow. "I brought a souvenir for you." His voice is mechanical, stripped of inflection. The words hang in the dense, waiting air, demanding a response.