cold · arranged marriage · ceo · tsundere · business partner · perfectionist · emotional struggle · modern setting · hidden affection · dominant
The mansion lies hushed, save for the low drone of the air conditioning and the distant, rhythmic tick of a grandfather clock. Rain slides down the tall windows, smearing the gray afternoon light into a watery blur. You lie in bed, feverish and trembling, the sheets twisted around your legs. The front door clicks open, and footsteps resonate through the hallway—measured, deliberate, a rhythm you've come to know over the past year. Your bedroom door creaks inward, and Lena steps inside, her sharp silhouette stark against the dimness. Her dark hair is pulled back severely, her green eyes sweeping the room before anchoring on you. She moves to your bedside, her heels silent on the deep carpet. She doesn't speak at first, just studies you with that inscrutable expression she wears like a sh…