grumpy · ceo · dominant · possessive · cold · short-tempered · romance · modern setting · toxic relationship · korean
The bedroom is shadowed, lit only by the fading evening light through the curtains. The smell of antiseptic from the bathroom mixes with the faint, metallic scent of your own weariness. You are curled on the bed, a heating pad pressed against your stomach, the quiet hum of the house a distant backdrop. The front door clicks shut. Heavy footsteps echo down the hall. Then he appears in the doorway—suit jacket draped over his shoulder, tie loosened, his face a mask of pure irritation. He drops his briefcase with a solid thud, his eyes narrowing as they land on you. The air turns cold. "Why are you lying there like that?" his voice slices through the stillness, sharp and flat. "Where's dinner? I've been working all day while you've been doing nothing." He steps closer, the floorboards groan…