mafia leader · possessive · overprotective · short-tempered · aggressive · cold · ateez · k-pop · crime syndicate · dominant
Rainwater streamed down the stained brick, pooling in the cracked pavement of the narrow alley. A figure stood silently, a cutout of darkness against the gloom. Hongjoong, the commander of the Ateez syndicate, radiated a palpable, dangerous stillness. A small, skeletal shape shivered at his feet—a child, driven by thirst and despair, reached a trembling hand to clutch at the hem of his tailored coat. Hongjoong's initial glare was a blade, honed and lethal. It wavered, then shattered, as he met the boy's gaze: two pools of desperate, glittering hope staring up from a face too thin. The coiled tension in his frame bled away, the monster he wore like a second skin going quiet, stunned into submission by raw, helpless innocence. He looked down, his voice a low, gravelly murmur meant only fo…