Rain fell endlessly across the city.
The night of 24th October, 3027 wrapped Jin Corp beneath storms and distant thunder, turning the enormous tower into a glowing island surrounded by darkness and silver rain.
Tomorrow would decide everything.
Not a business meeting.
Not another fight.
Not another enemy.
Tomorrow decided whether Lily would truly stay beside Jin forever.
Whether she would become his bride.
His future wife.
His permanent home.
And somewhere deep inside both of them…
They already understood how much that answer mattered.
It was already late.
11:00 PM.
Heavy rain slid across the giant bedroom windows in soft rivers while occasional thunder rolled far away beyond the skyline.
The soft golden room lights created a warm contrast against the cold storm outside, turning the luxurious bedroom into something strangely peaceful.
Safe.
Jin sat against the massive headboard of the bed wearing a loose grey luxury robe.
The lower half of his legs remained beneath the blanket while a sleek black laptop rested across his thighs.
His fingers moved steadily over the keyboard.
Click.
Click.
Click.
Financial reports glowed faintly across the screen as he worked in silence, completely focused despite the storm surrounding the tower.
Nearby, Lily stood quietly beside the enormous floor-to-ceiling window.
Her soft pink robe draped gently around her figure while her silver hair flowed fully loose tonight, falling down her back like moonlight melting into silk.
Rain reflections shimmered softly across her silver eyes.
She stared outside silently.
Thinking.
Tomorrow…
Tomorrow she would finally say her answer.
The answer that would decide the direction of her life.
Her fingers slowly clutched the fabric of her robe tighter near her chest.
A faint blush warmed her cheeks.
“I love him so much… though…” she whispered quietly to herself.
Outside, thunder murmured softly through the sky.
Lily lowered her gaze slightly.
Then slowly turned away from the window.
The warm bedroom lights greeted her again as she quietly walked back toward the bed.
The mattress dipped gently as she climbed beside Jin and slipped beneath the same blanket with familiar ease.
Her legs settled beside his beneath the warmth.
Then naturally…
As always…
She reached for him.
Lily wrapped both hands softly around one of Jin’s arms and held it against herself, gently pressing close while leaning against the headboard beside him.
The typing slowed.
Then slowed more.
Jin glanced sideways briefly.
One of his arms had effectively been kidnapped again.
“I am working… Lily,” he sighed quietly.
Lily immediately nuzzled softly into his shoulder.
“No…”
Her voice came out small and sleepy against him.
“…you were out since morning…”
“…and came back at 7 PM as usual.”
Then more quietly:
“I need you close.”
Rain continued tapping softly against the windows behind them like thousands of tiny fingers against glass.
Jin stared at the laptop screen for another few seconds.
Then sighed again.
Defeated.
He closed the laptop slowly before placing it aside on the bed.
Lily’s grip around his arm tightened slightly in silent victory.
Jin looked forward quietly.
Then asked in a softer voice than usual:
“Worried about tomorrow?”
Lily nodded silently against his shoulder.
No teasing.
No playful remarks.
Just honesty.
Jin understood immediately.
His expression softened almost invisibly.
“It’s okay,” he whispered.
“Whatever you choose.”
For a few seconds Lily stayed quiet.
Then her fingers curled slightly tighter around his sleeve.
“What if I say yes?” she asked carefully.
A faint blush instantly appeared across Jin’s cheeks.
Tiny.
Barely visible.
But there.
“Simple,” he murmured.
“This room will be yours too.”
Lily’s heart melted so hard it almost physically hurt.
A tiny unconscious smile appeared on her lips while warmth spread through her chest like sunlight reaching somewhere hidden.
Her hold on his arm tightened slightly again.
But after another quiet moment…
She whispered something else.
“What if I say no?”
Jin paused.
The rain outside suddenly sounded louder in the silence between them.
He looked ahead calmly.
Almost strangely calm.
Like somewhere deep down…
He already knew the answer before tomorrow ever arrived.
Then slowly…
A faint dangerous smirk appeared.
“Then…”
His voice lowered softly.
“…I won’t let you go.”
Lily blinked.
“The one who enters my room…” he continued quietly, “…never leaves.”
Her face immediately turned bright red.
“H-Hey…”
She looked down shyly, smiling helplessly against his shoulder.
“You’re secretly saying…”
“…that isn’t possible?”
Jin simply shrugged lightly.
Pretending innocence.
Though the tiny smirk on his face betrayed everything.
Outside the tower, rain continued falling endlessly across the sleeping city beneath the midnight sky.
And tomorrow…
Silently waited for both of them.
Under the same blanket, Lily stayed curled against Jin’s side, both hands still holding onto his arm as though she feared the warmth might disappear if she loosened her grip even slightly.
The earlier teasing had faded.
Now only quiet remained.
Her silver eyes lowered toward the blanket resting across their laps, and for several seconds she said nothing at all.
The rain filled the silence for her.
Tiny droplets tapped softly against the glass like patient fingers waiting outside destiny’s door.
Then her voice finally emerged.
Soft.
Fragile.
“The only thing…” she whispered slowly, “…I have felt here is…”
She hesitated.
“…the lack of your warmth.”
The sentence fell quietly between them.
And suddenly the room felt different.
Jin froze ever so slightly beside her.
Not visibly enough for most people to notice.
But Lily felt it through the arm she held.
His breathing paused.
Even the faint confidence sitting in his posture stilled for a brief moment.
Her words slipped past every shield he usually kept around himself and struck somewhere deeper, somewhere hidden beneath pride, coldness, sarcasm, and restraint.
In the silence afterward, memories quietly replayed inside his mind one after another like fragments of old film.
Lily trying to cling to him while he grumbled at her to stop.
Her pouting whenever he pulled away too quickly.
The countless moments he looked elsewhere because her affection embarrassed him more than any battlefield ever could.
The way he always acted colder than he truly felt.
And the realization slowly settled in:
Maybe she really had been waiting for warmth this entire time.
Rain continued tapping softly against the windows.
Then, unexpectedly, Jin turned fully toward her.
Lily blinked lightly in surprise.
His dark eyes rested quietly on her lowered face for a moment before he finally spoke.
“Hey?”
His voice came softer this time.
Almost careful.
“No… Lily.”
Then slowly, without his usual hesitation, Jin lifted both arms and wrapped them around her.
Gently.
Not dramatically.
Not tightly.
Just warm.
Careful.
Real.
Lily’s breath caught slightly.
Her body immediately melted against him as though she had unconsciously been waiting for this exact moment for days.
The tension in her shoulders disappeared almost instantly.
Her fingers loosened around his arm as she relaxed fully into the embrace, her cheek resting against his chest beneath the blanket.
Jin lowered his chin softly atop her silver hair.
“It’s not like that…” he murmured quietly.
“It’s tough for me… okay?”
A faint sigh escaped him afterward.
“I’m not the open one.”
His fingers shifted lightly against her back.
“You know that.”
Lily listened silently to every word.
No teasing.
No dramatic response.
Only the quiet sound of rain and his heartbeat beneath her ear.
And somehow… that alone felt enough.
A tiny smile slowly formed on her lips.
“Hm…” she whispered softly.
Then even quieter:
“Jin…”
“If you just hold me like this…”
“…it takes all my doubts away.”
A faint blush immediately colored Jin’s cheeks again.
Normally he would have pulled away by now.
Complained.
Coughed awkwardly.
Said something cold to recover his dignity.
But this time…
He didn’t move away.
Instead, his arms tightened around her just a little more, drawing her closer beneath the blanket until there was barely any space left between them at all.
The storm outside continued humming softly against the city.
Inside the room, warmth finally settled where uncertainty had been.
After a few quiet seconds, Jin muttered in his usual tone again, trying weakly to restore some fragment of composure.
“Homph…”
“…though you’re still the same clingy cat.”
Lily instantly puffed her cheeks against his chest.
“Hmph…”
“…and you’re a big broad cat.”
“Nah,” Jin replied immediately.
That only made Lily hum happily under her breath.
The sound was tiny, content, sleepy.
Like someone who had finally found the exact place their heart wanted to rest.
And beneath the blanket, while rain continued painting silver rivers across the glass outside, Jin quietly held her close without trying to escape the warmth anymore.
For once… he simply stayed there with her.
After ten minutes.
Rain continued to pour endlessly beyond the giant bedroom windows, silver streams sliding down the dark glass while distant thunder murmured somewhere above the sleeping city.
The storm no longer felt violent now.
It had softened into something calmer, gentler, like the world itself had lowered its voice for the night.
Inside Jin’s room, warmth quietly ruled over everything.
Soft amber lights glowed dimly across the luxurious bedroom.
The black blanket covered both figures completely beneath its warmth while the faint scent of rain drifted through the slightly cool air.
Lily remained curled beside Jin, still clinging gently to his arm beneath the blanket as though it naturally belonged there now.
Neither of them spoke anymore.
The earlier teasing had faded into silence.
And in that silence, Lily’s thoughts slowly drifted backward through the days they had spent together.
The memory of becoming sick.
That day she rested weakly against his shoulder for the first time while he awkwardly pretended not to care.
Their gala night beneath dazzling lights.
The almost-kisses.
The way he always tried to hide every ounce of softness behind cold replies and irritated sighs.
The way his care always appeared indirectly, clumsily, but sincerely.
A tiny sleepy smile slowly formed on her lips.
“I really love him…” her tired mind whispered quietly to itself.
Outside, rain tapped softly against the windows.
Inside, sleep finally began pulling at her.
A small sigh escaped Lily’s lips as her eyes gradually grew heavier. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Her body relaxed further against Jin’s side, becoming softer and limper beneath the blanket with every passing second.
Jin noticed immediately.
His dark eyes shifted toward her sleepy expression, and a faint almost invisible smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
“…Sleepy already?” he murmured quietly.
Lily only gave a tiny hum in response.
Carefully, Jin adjusted himself against the headboard and gently guided her down onto the mattress beside him.
The movement was slow, cautious, almost protective.
Once Lily settled comfortably against the pillow, Jin laid down beside her as well.
The blanket rustled softly as he pulled it properly over both of them.
Rain continued whispering outside.
For a few seconds Lily simply stared at him with half-lidded silver eyes.
Then, almost instinctively, she scooted closer again beneath the blanket until she could wrap both hands around one of his arms comfortably against her chest.
Jin sighed faintly.
“…Again?”
Lily ignored the complaint completely.
Her eyes were already barely open now.
In a tiny sleepy voice, she whispered:
“Jin…”
“…stroke…”
Jin blinked once.
Then immediately understood.
A soft breath escaped him as he slowly lifted one hand and gently placed it atop her silver hair.
His fingers began moving carefully through the silky strands.
Slow.
Gentle.
Patient.
Lily visibly melted beneath the touch.
Her breathing softened almost instantly.
Every bit of remaining tension disappeared from her body while she relaxed closer beside him, hugging his arm warmly beneath the blanket.
Jin quietly continued stroking her hair despite the faintly embarrassed sigh leaving him every few moments.
Because by now… he already knew.
She loved this.
Loved when he touched her gently.
Loved when his guard lowered enough for warmth to slip through.
And somewhere deep inside himself… he was beginning to enjoy giving it to her too.
The room grew quieter.
Only rain remained.
Then suddenly, unexpectedly, Lily shifted sleepily toward him.
Still with eyes closed.
Still half asleep.
Her soft lips lightly pressed against the tip of Jin’s nose.
A tiny accidental kiss.
Jin instantly froze.
His hand stopped moving through her hair for half a second while heat quietly rose into his cheeks again.
“…Lily.”
But she had already settled back beside him innocently, completely unaware of the damage she caused.
Her head rested close to his shoulder now while she continued hugging his arm beneath the blanket.
Jin stared silently at the ceiling for a moment before finally sighing through his nose and resuming the gentle stroking again.
He still wasn’t fully used to complete closeness yet.
So Lily simply remained curled around one arm while he stayed beside her, carefully combing fingers through silver strands beneath the dim golden light.
A few more quiet minutes passed.
Then Lily whispered again.
“Jin…”
Her voice sounded distant now.
Dreamy.
Half asleep.
Jin leaned slightly closer toward her.
“Yes?”
Slowly, Lily’s silver eyes opened halfway.
Sleepy moonlit eyes met his in the darkness.
A tiny dreamy smile rested on her lips while rain softened further outside the windows, almost fading into the background entirely.
For a strange moment, the world itself seemed slower.
Quieter.
Smaller.
Only the two of them beneath the blanket remained real.
Lily’s lips parted faintly.
“I…”
A soft breath.
“…I love…”
And then sleep finally claimed her completely.
Her eyes closed before the sentence could finish.
Her breathing deepened peacefully moments later.
She had fallen asleep mid-confession.
Jin froze entirely beside her.
His dark eyes remained fixed on her sleeping face while silence filled the room again.
A few slow blinks followed.
Then another.
His thoughts quietly spiraled through the unfinished words she left behind.
“I…”
“…I love…”
Heat lingered faintly against his cheeks.
After several long seconds, Jin finally shook his head softly to himself.
“Come on, Jin…”
A quiet sigh escaped him.
“She was sleepy…”
“…just muttering whatever she thought…”
He tried sounding logical.
Calm.
Unaffected.
But even while denying it to himself, his hand never stopped resting gently against her.
Eventually his own eyes began growing heavy too.
The exhaustion from the day slowly dragged him toward sleep as the rain continued endlessly outside.
Still letting Lily cling softly to his arm, Jin finally closed his eyes beside her.
And unknowingly… the hand that had been stroking her hair slowly slipped lower until it came to rest gently against her waist over the soft fabric of her pink robe.
Comfortable.
Natural.
Like it belonged there.
Lily remained peacefully asleep beside him, completely relaxed beneath the blanket.
A tiny smile still lingered on her sleeping face, unmoving even in dreams.
As though somewhere deep inside her heart… she already knew tomorrow’s answer.
Outside, rain painted silver rivers across the dark glass windows of Jin Corp.
Inside the room, two figures slept quietly beneath the same black blanket.
One had unknowingly confessed.
The other had unknowingly accepted warmth into his life.
And somewhere beyond the stormy night waiting ahead… destiny silently smiled.