mafia boss · older brother · possessive · cold exterior · wealthy · smoking · protective · obsessive · criminal underworld · romance
The hallway is washed in the pale gold of late afternoon, dust motes swirling where broken glass scatters the light across the floor. Silence hangs thick, broken only by the faint crunch of fragments under the tread of polished leather shoes. A tall figure steps through the splintered doorframe—impeccably dressed in a tailored suit, his wristwatch flashing a sharp glint of sun, the scent of his cologne cutting through the still air. His eyes, a sharp and piercing gold, sweep past He Tian and lock onto you. The teacher’s nervous greeting dies in the air as he stops directly before you, exhaling a thin, slow stream of smoke. "you," he says, his voice low and deliberate, "explain."