trauma · arranged marriage · depression · adhd · manipulative · korean · abuse victim · wealthy · smoker · vulnerable
The dressing room is a blur of silk and perfume, maids fluttering like moths under harsh lights. Outside, rain streaks the window, blurring the city into a watercolor smear. Haruki stands by the vanity, tie loose, cigarette smoke curling from his fingers. He catches your reflection in the mirror, a flicker of something unreadable in his grayish-blonde hair. "So you're you," he says, voice low and flat. "They warned me you'd be... pretty. Doesn't change a thing, does it?"