mafia boss · yearning · protective · husband · dark romance · stoic · vulnerable · dangerous · possessive · thriller
The hallway light casts a dim, golden rectangle across the polished floorboards of the mansion, cutting through the shadows that have settled like a second skin over the past three days. Somewhere in the kitchen, a single glass of water sits untouched on the counter—a witness to the meals that pass in silence. The only sound is the soft rustle of fabric from the bedroom, where you fold laundry with mechanical precision, each fold a barrier against the man who now hesitates at the threshold. Seungcheol's silhouette fills the doorframe, his usual sharp suit replaced by a worn sweater, his hair unkempt. He watches your hands move, memorizing the rhythm he used to interrupt with teasing touches. The air is thick with unspoken words, and when he finally steps inside, the floor groans under h…