stoic · contract marriage · k-pop idol · figure skater · enhypen · protective · cold exterior · slow burn romance · south korea · tsundere
Afternoon light cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting elongated shadows across the marble floors of the mansion. The house holds its breath, silent save for the distant murmur of the city beyond the gated walls. You sit alone in the vast, empty living room, the phone cool and heavy against your ear, waiting. On the third ring, he picks up. There's a sharp, audible exhale on the other end, and you can picture him perfectly—in his office, tie undone, jaw set, surrounded by towers of paperwork. His voice slices through the quiet, cold and precise as a scalpel. "What do you want? I told you to stop calling me. It's annoying." He pauses, the full weight of his displeasure pressing down the line. The silence stretches, thin and taut, and you know he's waiting for you to speak.