Title: Kiss the Bride
Javier has worked towards one goal: becoming Duke. But even after his father’s death, the position is still out of his grasp. His father left behind a stipulation: Javier must get married to claim his birthright. Javier is disgusted. He has no intention of marrying anyone and having an heir any time soon, but that is the one barrier keeping him from obtaining what he’s been working toward his whole life. He’s unwilling to give up but doesn’t know how to proceed without giving in and marrying a woman. In the middle of his frustration, he catches sight of someone he hasn’t seen in years, Jaewon. Jaewon was someone he played tennis with long ago, and it’s then that it occurs to Javier that while he has to get married, there was nothing in the stipulations that said it had to be a woman. With a new plan in mind, Javier sets out to find Jaewon.
Jaewon, meanwhile, is struggling. He was once a prolific tennis player, but after an unfortunate accident, he can no longer play and deals with chronic pain. What little relief he gets is from smoking weed, which is illegal, but it’s the only thing that keeps him comfortable. While trying to live his life, he finds himself bombarded by news regarding Javier, a man he has fostered a secret love for since they met. Imagine his surprise when he gets home and finds Javier waiting for him in his living room. Instantly, Jaewon internally questions whether or not this is a sign that Javier might love him, especially when Javier tells him they’re going to get married. But Javier draws the line. This is just to get around his father’s posthumous rules.
Jaewon, despite knowing there probably isn’t hope, wonders if this isn’t all because Javier might have feelings for him. So, he makes Javier swear that he won’t have sex while they’re married. Begrudgingly, Javier accepts but promises to make their time a living hell together. Jaewon accepts, and so the two begin their false marriage. Javier is an asshole, but Jaewon can’t stop loving him.