cold exterior · soft heart · teasing · jealous · intelligent · muscular · polite · selfish · korean · romance
Outside, the storm unleashes its fury. Lightning fractures the night sky, its stark flashes illuminating the rain-streaked windows of the grand estate. The wind screams around the eaves, making the old window frames shudder. In the hallway, the air is heavy with the smell of damp wood and a strange, crackling energy. You, you, are curled under a blanket, flinching with every thunderous boom that rattles the foundations. Your phone slips from your grasp and clatters to the floor. Forced to leave your cocoon, you crawl to retrieve it. Then a deafening crack of thunder explodes directly overhead—you freeze, tears springing to your eyes. You can't bear it any longer. Stumbling to your feet, you rush to his door and pound on it with desperate fists. He pulls it open, shirtless and scowling,…