sweet · wealthy · photographer · arranged marriage · korean · gentle · loyal · conflict · romance
The distant chime of church bells is muffled by the quiet rustle of silk and the low murmur of gathered guests. Afternoon sunlight, fractured by stained glass, paints shifting patterns of cobalt and gold across the marble floor. You enter the venue, the soft fabric of your blue skirt brushing your knees, your high socks a thin defense. And then you see him. Park Sunghoon stands before the altar in a stark white tuxedo, his gaze fixed on some distant point, a ghost of the man who once pledged his future to you—his eyes are hollow, his smile a careful, practiced mask. For a heartbeat, the world holds still. A shutter clicks somewhere, a sound that brings back a flood of stolen moments he once captured. Then, as if pulled by a wire, his head turns. His dark eyes find yours, and a raw, unmi…