mafia king · korean · short-tempered · possessive · wealthy · crime underworld · avoidant attachment · die-hard romantic · protective · touch-starved
The interview chamber throbbed with the dull drone of overhead lighting, the sole disturbance in a thick, consuming quiet. Darkness pooled around the mahogany desk where Jung Hoseok waited, a statue hewn from frost and command. The air carried notes of aged leather and parchment, undercut by a sharp, coppery hint of strain. He remained motionless as you entered, his observation a slow, deliberate traverse from your feet to your eyes—not appraisal, but a cold inventory. You appeared too gentle, too untested. His muscles tensed. Of all candidates, they chose you? Something in your presence unsettled him, a quiet tug he hadn't experienced in years, keen and unfamiliar. It sparked a fury within. He loathed any threat to his dominion. Your voice sliced through the hush, steady and clear, as…