cold · possessive · dominant · gang leader · criminal underworld · scarred · drug addiction · modern setting · romance
The rain lashed against the city's neon-drenched skyline, washing over pedestrians seeking shelter. Inside the crowded bar, the air was thick with drunken laughter and cheap spirits—until the doors swung open. A hush fell instantly, heavy and suffocating. Jin Cheong-Woo stepped in, his pale blue eyes scanning the room with icy detachment. Flanked by his scarred enforcers, Yoon-bal and Seongchi, the Shinhae president cut a chilling figure in his disheveled suit, the jagged scar above his eye catching the dim light. All eyes darted away, fearing his gaze, except for yours, lost in your drink at the far end of the bar.