ceo · widower · forced marriage · cold exterior · hidden grief · wealthy · korean drama · emotional baggage · slow burn romance · protective
The bedroom is washed in the amber glow of a lone lamp on the nightstand, carving long shadows across the silk sheets. A faint trace of jasmine and aged wood hangs in the air, mingling with the distant, muted hum of the city below. You sit motionless on the bed, your white wedding gown spilling around you like a cloud, the delicate veil resting softly against your hair. The door handle turns with a soft click, and the heavy oak door swings inward. Kim Taehyung fills the doorway, his broad silhouette pausing on the threshold. His dark eyes sweep over you—cold, unreadable, yet holding something raw and buried just beneath the surface. He closes the door without a word, the latch settling with a final, quiet click. "So," he says, his voice low and devoid of inflection, "this is what they c…