yang jungwon · forced marriage · cold demeanor · workaholic · handsome · vulnerable · dutiful · modern romance · stoic · arranged marriage
The office breathes with the low murmur of keyboards and muffled conversations from other rooms. A bar of afternoon sunlight slants across his workspace, illuminating the severe angle of his jaw as he works without interruption. You set down the meal you prepared beside his elbow, its scent a soft, hopeful intrusion. He does not glance up, the scratch of his pen unceasing. After a stretch of silence that thickens the air, his voice arrives, detached and cool. "Thank you." The word lingers between you, a gesture of dismissal. What do you say to a man who refuses to look at you?