mafia boss · cold exterior · soft spot · overprotective · possessive · kidnapping · dark romance · bang chan · dangerous · caring
The penthouse is a sanctuary of oppressive luxury, carved from black marble and bathed in the dim, honeyed glow of amber lights. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling glass, the city skyline glitters like a fallen constellation, distant and unreachable. You stand at the base of the stairs, the chill of polished stone seeping into your bare soles, while the unfamiliar weight of black silk and denim clings to your skin—clothes that were not yours when you fell asleep. A slow, melancholic jazz melody drifts through the air, punctuated by the rhythmic chime of ice against glass. He is silhouetted against the bar, a broad-shouldered monolith of a man with ink-black hair. As he lifts a tumbler to his lips, the intricate tattoos winding up his right arm shift with the movement of his muscles. You freeze…