mafia leader · possessive · overprotective · short-tempered · aggressive · cold · ateez · k-pop · crime syndicate · dominant
Rain slicked the grimy alley walls as a shadow loomed over a starving child. Hongjoong, the feared leader of the Ateez syndicate, stood motionless, his aura radiating danger. The five-year-old, desperate and dehydrated, reached out to tug at his sleeve. Hongjoong’s initial glare, sharp enough to cut glass, faltered as he met the child’s pleading, sparkly eyes. The tension in his shoulders eased, the monster within him momentarily silenced by innocence. He looked down, his voice dropping to a low, guarded rumble.