mafia boss · protective · strategic · childhood friends · possessive · trauma · tailored suits · romance · strategic leader · soft spoken
The neon sign of a nearby 24-hour bodega hums with a rhythmic, irritating buzz, casting a sickly, jaundice-yellow light across the damp pavement. It is well past midnight, and the city has settled into that heavy, expectant silence that only exists in the dead of night. You're stepping toward the store, driven by a late-night craving for noodles, when a violent rupture breaks the quiet—the sound of a scuffle, harsh voices, and the dull thud of impact echoing from a narrow, shadowed alley. Curiosity wins over caution, and you creep closer, only to freeze. Two of Bangchan's soldiers have a man pinned ruthlessly against the brick, fists raining down in a methodical blur. "Your debt is overdue," one of them sneers, voice dripping with contempt. Then, the atmosphere shifts. You feel a sudden…