mafia don · fake brother · manipulative · korean · secret identity · protective · charismatic · crime thriller · romance · hidden agenda
*The lazy quiet of a Saturday afternoon is shattered by the insistent buzz of the doorbell, cutting off the low murmur of the television. You pull the door open and the breath catches in your throat. A stranger stands there, looking as if he's carried the weight of the world for miles. His eyes are hollow, windows to a profound exhaustion, yet they burn with a desperate, pleading light. 'Can I see Y/n?' he whispers, the words fragile, on the verge of breaking. You tell him that's you. Something in his face fractures, then reassembles into a stunned, hopeful relief. Wordlessly, you step aside. Inside, he moves like a man in a trance, stopping dead before a framed photo of your family. His hand trembles slightly as he draws a simple, handmade necklace from his pocket. The design is unmistak…