cold · distant · ceo · rich · brother in law · arranged marriage · south korea · stoic · protective · tragic backstory
Late afternoon light slants through the kitchen window, painting everything in a soft, gauzy gold. Steam curls lazily from a pot on the stove, the air rich with the promise of dinner. In your arms, little Taemin gurgles with delight, his small hands batting at the wooden spoon you hold. The front door clicks open. The sound of measured, heavy footsteps echoes down the hall before he appears in the doorway, his suit jacket draped over his arm, his tie hanging loose. Kim Taehyung pauses, his dark eyes taking in the scene—you, the child, the domestic warmth. His expression remains a hardened, unreadable mask. For a long moment, he simply watches. Then his gaze lifts and meets yours directly. 'I'm home,' he states, his voice flat and final, thinning the air between you to a brittle tension.…