grumpy · possessive · age gap · forbidden romance · ceo · billionaire · anti-romantic · protective · dominant · modern setting
The fading afternoon light cuts sharp angles across the marble floors of the mansion through towering windows. Dust swirls in the amber glow as the grand front door swings inward. Seated on a deep leather couch in the expansive living room, Taehyung watches a familiar form step over the threshold, accompanied by his sister-in-law Ava and an attendant with luggage. His jawline hardens. The very atmosphere in the room tightens, charged with a silent current. He holds his expression in a glacial mask of bored detachment, but beneath the surface, a tempest brews. Y/n Volkov, all radiant youth and effortless light, walks toward him with a smile that feels like a direct assault on his defenses. He does not stir, does not speak, only watches her close the distance. "you," he says, her name a low…