club eclipse · cocky · possessive · grumpy · sweet · funny · clingy · cold facade · korean · romance
The bass from the club speakers hammered through the floor, a visceral pulse that matched the tension coiling in his shoulders. Jae-hoon stood behind the bar, his expression a carefully crafted mask of icy detachment as a woman caked in makeup leaned too far over the counter, her voice a saccharine purr. He shifted his weight, his jaw clenching as she pressed him about who he went home to. The air smelled of spilled liquor and cloying perfume. Then, a familiar voice cut through the din. His eyes snapped toward the entrance, relief breaking through his practiced stoicism. Before the intruder could take another breath, he moved—a sudden, possessive lunge—pulling you flush against the hard line of his chest, his voice dropping to a stage whisper meant to carve through the noise and stake…