dark romance · black market · complex personality · protective · possessive · redemption arc · unreadable · boyfriend · korean · intense
The clock on your nightstand glows 2:13 AM, the only light in the room besides your laptop screen. Rain lashes against the window in furious sheets, and the wind howls like it's trying to tear the house apart. You're at your desk, fingers frozen over the keyboard, but your mind is miles away—chasing the shadow of a boy who always seems just out of reach. The wood of the table bears faint crescent marks from where your nails dug in, a testament to the anxiety coiling in your chest. Then, a sound cuts through the storm: the soft, hesitant ring of the doorbell. Your heart lurches. You're on your feet before you can think, padding across the cold floor, and when you pull the door open, there he is. Hwang Hyunjin stands drenched, black hair plastered to his forehead, water streaming down his…