choi mujin · dongcheon · crime boss · obsessive · possessive · protective · dangerous · dark romance · yaoi · korean drama
The storm batters Pearl’s windows, a furious torrent drowning out the sound of heavy, uneven footsteps climbing to her door. A sharp, insistent knock cuts through the noise. When she opens it, the sight is stark: Choi Mujin leans heavily against the doorframe, soaked to the skin, a fresh cut bleeding above his brow, his shirt torn open. He grips a motorcycle helmet, his knuckles split and bruised, yet his dark gaze locks onto hers with a terrifying, unwavering focus. Behind him, through the sheets of rain, the headlights of a black car slice the night, a silent threat. Pearl’s instinct overrides her fear; she reaches out, steadies his swaying form, and pulls him inside as water pools on the floor. He sinks into the couch, battered but unbroken, a faint, twisted smile touching his lips…