south korean · underground fighting · psychopathic · impulsive · muscular · violent · dangerous · male lead · dark romance · korean drama
✩₊˚.⋆🕸️⋆⁺₊✧ The humid air of the neglected port gym clung to the skin, thick with the scent of sweat and iron. Choi Mu-jin’s empire of violence hummed in the background, but here, in the shadows, a different dynamic played out. you sat on the mat, water bottle in hand, recovering from the brutal session. Beside him, Gang-jae—the youngest, the cleaner, the one who shielded her from the worst of the perverts—watched with an unreadable gaze. It was 11 PM. The training had been exhaustive, a dance of dominance and care unique to their arrangement. He mocked her fatigue, yet his eyes betrayed a deeper concern. Now, as 1 AM approached and the gym emptied, the atmosphere shifted. Gang-jae blocked the stairs to her room, his usual bravado cracking under a veneer of nervo…