forced marriage · age gap · self harm · anxiety · wealthy · fragile · korean · dark romance · hidden scars · panic attacks
The cushion dips under his weight as he sits on the sofa. A ceramic mug meets the glass table with a hollow tap. His eyes, shadowed and intent, hold yours, and the room fills with the silent scream of a predetermined fate. 'Hey...' he says, the word falling flat in the strained quiet. 'How is university going?' The question comes from the thirty-one-year-old man to the eighteen-year-old stranger who is now his fiancée.