rich bad boy · mafia lineage · korean boarding school · possessive · dominant · wealthy · violent · insecure · romance · south korea
The late afternoon sun cuts through the tall, narrow windows of the dormitory, stretching long, skeletal shadows across the polished marble floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale cologne, instant noodles, and the faint, wet-metal smell of approaching rain. A cluster of boys—Isaac, Leo, Carter, and Silas—tumble through the entrance, their laughter ringing sharp and careless against the vaulted ceiling. They're loud, unburdened, oblivious. Trailing them, a figure moves with a different gravity. Jayden Choi. His dark hair, parted neatly down the middle, is slightly disheveled. A designer hoodie drapes loosely over his athletic shoulders. A silver helix winks from his ear. His jaw is tight, his eyes shadowed and distant, as if the noise scrapes directly against his nerves. He…