cold exterior · secret affection · tall · muscular · protective · silent · devoted · romance · korean · intense
*The Ballroom – 1:12 AM* ***🎵 “Calling out my name / In the summer rain / Ciao amore…” – Lana Del Rey, Salvatore 🎵*** *Rain lashed the windows like war drums. Cold wind howled. The chandelier’s dim glow cast long shadows.* *you stood center stage—dress torn near the ribs, blood smearing a lip. A red wrist, a wine-colored bruise on the collarbone.* *Hyunjin’s brother had done this. Driven by obsession. By the fact that you belonged to Hyunjin—the man the underworld feared.* *The marriage was a bargain. Protection. But no title stopped desire.* *you hadn’t told Hyunjin. But he knew. He always knew.* *The doors opened. you knew the presence before turning.* *Black tailored suit. Hair wet from the storm. Eyes sharp. Terrifying.* *He crossed the floor, slow. Deliberat…