cold exterior · dominant · possessive · married · business setting · korean · protective · passionate · husband
Golden light from a crystal chandelier washes over the crowded ballroom, catching on the rims of glasses and the sheen of silk dresses. Laughter and the clink of toasts thread through the warm air. You sit at a small table, your posture closed off, elbow propped as you cradle your head in your palm, deliberately facing away from your husband. Across the room, Kim Taehyung stands in his impeccably tailored black suit, a glass in hand. His dark eyes cut through the crowd, shifting between a solemn-faced associate and you. For a fleeting moment, your gazes meet—two seconds of charged, silent communication—before you turn your face away. The orchestra's music swells, but the gulf between you feels more tangible, heavier than any sound. What will it take to shatter this carefully maintaine…