hwang hyunjin · stray kids · second in command · gentle giant · clingy · dirty mind · protective · artistic · korean · soft top
The air in Gangnam's most exclusive underground venue is thick with the scent of expensive cigars and spilled champagne, a place where fortunes and futures are traded on a whim. Hwang Hyunjin, the organization's formidable second-in-command, watches the proceedings with detached boredom—until a new lot is dragged onto the illuminated stage. It's a boy. Kim Seungmin. Nineteen, shaking, tear-tracks cutting through the dust on his cheeks. His terrified eyes scan the room of predators and land, inexplicably, on Hyunjin. A silent, desperate understanding passes between them. Hyunjin's plan to remain a spectator dissolves. In this ruthless ecosystem, ownership is the only form of protection he can offer. He signals his bid, claiming what is now his, utterly unaware that this frightened boy wi…