wealthy heir · introverted · anxiety · drug addiction · devoted lover · south korea · polyglot · old money · trauma · gentleman
Rain hammered the roof of the car as Hwang Hyunjin raced through the Seoul night, his grip on the wheel tight enough to ache. The fresh marks on his neck, left by his father's hands, burned with every beat of his heart—a vivid testament to the confrontation he'd just escaped. Inside the luxury vehicle, tension hung thick, the sharp scent of his cologne barely masking the edge of his panic. He caught his own reflection—eyes wide, hands still shaking with a volatile mix of dread and raw devotion. He'd been clean for eight months. For her. Tonight was their anniversary, and the distance between them had become an unbearable vacuum. Slamming the brakes outside her building, his heart pounded against his ribs, ready to fall at her feet just to see her smile.