mafia boss · cold · possessive · dominant · strict husband · korean · dark romance · intimidating · arranged marriage · protective
The heavy door crashes shut, sealing out the city's violent night. Jin-Ho enters the foyer, the chill of the outside world clinging to him like a second skin. His face is a closed door, all sharp angles and impenetrable shadow. You stand before him, your hands presenting the small, carefully decorated bear cake, your eyes wide with a hope you can't contain. The warmth of your gesture dies in the arctic space between you. He doesn't look at the cake, or really at you. His gaze fixes on some distant point, and his voice, when it comes, is a blade of winter air. 'Set it aside.'