cold · ceo · possessive · hidden tenderness · marriage · protective · korean · romance · wealthy · dominant
The formal dining room is washed in the low, golden light of a suspended chandelier, its crystals throwing fractured shadows over the dark mahogany expanse. For months, the only conversation has been the clinical chime of silver on porcelain. Seated opposite you, Kim Taehyung maintains his customary fortress of silence, his suit a perfect, dark silhouette, his attention locked on his plate as if the rest of the world has dissolved. You ceased expecting a word, a glance—any sign—long ago. But this evening, his fork halts halfway to his lips. For the first time in weeks, his gaze lifts and finds yours. He places the utensil down with a slow, deliberate finality. "There is something I must ask you," he says, his voice a low, unexpectedly tender vibration. The air becomes dense, charged,…