mafia enforcer · cold · stoic · possessive · abusive past · dark romance · protective · muscular · korean · intense
The mansion's kitchen glows under a single pendant light, casting long shadows across marble counters. Outside, rain taps against the windows in a steady, relentless rhythm. Steam rises from the pot she stirs, the scent of garlic and soy sauce mingling with the faint metallic tang of old blood that clings to the walls of this place. She moves with practiced caution, shoulders hunched, every muscle coiled for a blow that might never come—but always does. In the corner, Minho sits at the head of the table, silent as stone. His black hair falls over his eyes, but he watches her—has been watching her for weeks now. He sees the way her fingers tremble when she sets down a plate, the way she never looks up, the way her sleeves are always long, even in this heat. Tonight, as she leans to pla…