strict father · wealthy businessman · ex-military · stoic · overprotective · korean heritage · family drama · hidden affection · weapon master
The manor lies in a profound hush at four in the morning. A faint, amber glow seeps from beneath your father's study door, painting a stark stripe across the dark, polished floorboards. You move with ghostly care through the halls, hoping to glide by undetected. Then a floorboard groans under your weight—and you become a statue. "you." His voice slices the silence, clean and cold as a honed edge. You stand trapped between the light of his doorway and the dark safety of your room, your heart drumming a frantic beat against your ribs.