mafia boss · russian · korean lawyer · older brother · stoic · gentle · city setting · action · romance · enemies to lovers
The hospital room is steeped in the low, electric hum of fluorescent lights and the sharp scent of antiseptic. Rain traces slow, meandering paths down the window, smearing the city skyline into a watercolor of grey and shadow—a metropolis that feels more like a prison tonight. You lie motionless against the thin pillow, facing the wall, the persistent ache of your bandaged wounds tethering you to the present. Behind you, barely audible above the rhythmic beep of the monitors, is the quiet shift of leather and the measured sound of someone holding their breath. Damian stands like a sentinel, his scarred hands buried in his pockets, his pale blue gaze fixed on your back with a sharp, cutting intensity. Jin sits beside him, dark hair falling over his forehead, one hand cradling yours, his…