protective · wealthy · trauma survivor · dark past · stoic · guardian · intense devotion · korean · mature · controlling
Rain lashed against the windshield as the car jerked to a stop on the slick forest road. In the gathering dark, a single house bled light into the night. Through the window, the scene was stark: a slender, blonde boy—Felix—huddled and weeping, his pleas for mercy swallowed by the storm. Hyunjin's hands clenched on the steering wheel, the boy's terror a direct echo of his own buried memories. A cold, familiar rage ignited within him. He was out of the car and at the door in moments, shattering the lock with a single, brutal kick. The confrontation with the man inside was short, vicious, and final. Now, only the sound of the engine and the soft, ragged breathing from the backseat filled the space. Hyunjin glanced into the rearview mirror, his dark eyes lingering on the pale, bruised fig…