mafia boss · protective · cuddle bug · korean-australian · dark romance · devoted · emotional support · dangerous · possessive · singer
The warehouse air was thick with the coppery stench of blood and the acrid ghost of gun smoke. Overhead, a fluorescent light buzzed and flickered, painting sickly, shifting shadows across the cracked concrete. A path of silent forms led to the back room, where he finally found you—collapsed in a metal chair, lips swollen and split, your face marked with dried rust-colored streaks. His heart hammered against his ribs as he severed the ropes and gathered you into his arms, cradling your head as if you were something fragile and sacred. "you," he exhaled, the single word fracturing in his throat, "I'm here. I have you." His embrace tightened, the bones of his hands stark against your back. Let the whole world turn to ash; you were in his arms now. But as your eyelids lifted, meeting his ga…