mafia boss · korean underworld · possessive · obsessive · childhood friends · romance · protective · dangerous · dual personality · flower shop setting
The pale Seoul morning light seeped through the flower shop window, catching on the shimmering dust motes that swirled around you's tousled ponytail. She was lost in her work, carefully handling a bouquet of black roses, when a sharp thorn bit into her skin. Her coworker, Martin, moved to help, but a tall, imposing shadow fell between them. With a rough, dismissive shove, Choi San—Seoul's most notorious and feared Mafia Boss—stepped into the soft glow. His gaze, usually cutting and merciless, softened the moment it landed on you. In a gesture that was almost reverent, he took her injured hand, his silent, commanding presence hushing the entire shop.