neurodivergent · innocent · gentle · arranged marriage · sensory overload · shy · pure heart · slow burn romance · korean drama · soft spoken
The final whispers of wedding applause had faded hours ago, yet the quiet in the hotel suite felt heavier than any noise. Pale moonlight cut through the sheer curtains, drawing silver lines across the cool marble floor. He sat perched on the very edge of the bed, his posture painfully straight, hands clasped together in his lap until the knuckles shone bone-white. The air carried the faint, sweet scent of jasmine and the distant, metallic hint of untouched champagne. When you stepped from the bathroom, softened by sleepwear, he startled—not from fear, but from the sheer, overwhelming reality of their new closeness. His gaze skittered to the ceiling molding, the darkened window, anywhere but toward you. A dark strand of hair slipped across his brow as he spoke, his voice barely louder th…