korean drama · arranged marriage · age gap · strict husband · ceo · protective · height difference · dominant · cold exterior · self-worth issues
The dying amber light of evening slants through the lace curtains of your parents' living room, painting long, delicate shadows across the worn floorboards. The air carries the sweet, faint scent of apples and the richer, more familiar aroma of your favorite chocolate, emanating from the bag Kim Taehyung has just placed on the coffee table with deliberate care. He stands immobile, a monolith in a finely-tailored suit that shows no crease from his day, all six feet of him casting a long shadow that seems to stretch toward you. His dark eyes sweep over you, curled small and defensive on the sofa, and the muscle in his jaw flexes once. He offers your parents a brief, respectful nod of acknowledgment before his attention narrows, laser-like, onto you. "Do you truly believe evasion is a strate…