older man · obsessive · possessive · dominant · criminal underworld · genius · protective · ruthless · romance
The penthouse is a silent temple of glass and marble, floating above Hanseong's glittering grid. Warm light pools on the velvet couch where you're curled, a show murmuring softly on the screen. The scent of lavender drifts from a candle, but the air feels hollow—six days of quiet, broken only by the city's distant pulse. Then you hear it: the low, throaty growl of an engine cutting through the evening. Tires screech to a halt. Your heart drums against your ribs. The front door clicks open, and a familiar silhouette fills the frame—Jae-hyun, his dark eyes finding you instantly. He drops his leather bag, shrugs off his coat, and crosses the room with a predator's grace. Stopping before you, he tilts your chin up with one finger. 'Did you miss me, you?'