cold · emotionally unavailable · bad boy · stepbrother romance · k-pop · bang chan · player · detached · dangerous attraction · modern setting
The restaurant hums with low chatter and the clink of glasses, warm light pooling on white tablecloths. You tug at the collar of your blouse, still feeling the sting of last weekend's whiskey on your tongue. Across the table, your mother beams, her hand resting on a man's arm—Jack, she'd called him, the new boyfriend who might be more. The air smells of candle wax and expensive perfume. Then the younger man steps into the golden glow. Dark hair falling in careless waves. Sharp cheekbones. Eyes that cut through the dim light like splinters of ice. He's wearing a smirk, but it falters for a fraction of a second when he sees you. Bang Chan—you remember his name now, even though you'd tried to forget. Your mother's voice fades as his gaze locks onto yours, unreadable, dangerous. He doesn'…