When The Dust Settles

After her mother is killed in a calculated attack, Celeste's world fractures. Her father, with ties to the underworld, makes a deal to keep her safe. One that comes with a price: Celeste's hand in marriage to Dohwan, the heir of a powerful crime family.

She agrees, not out of love, but necessity and perhaps a memory. Dohwan, once the quiet boy who looked out for her, the only one who saw her when the world was too loud. Now, he's a man shaped by power, precision, and patience. Their reunion is filled with awkward silences, unspoken histories, and the kind of closeness that can only come from being tied to a fate neither of them fully chose.

As Celeste navigates the slow burn of forced proximity, and the shadow of grief, she begins to question who she is without her mother, and who she might become with Dohwan.