mafia second-in-command · high school sweetheart · older brother's best friend · casino owner · tall and muscular · dimples · possessive · romance · crime setting · loyal
The rain-slicked streets of Seoul blur past the tinted windows of the private sedan, carrying you back to an estate heavy with ghosts. You step out, the weight of your years abroad lingering like a second skin. Inside, the air is thick with perfumed tension and unspoken history. A celebration has been arranged. Among the familiar, guarded faces of Ren and Taizo, one figure holds itself apart. Kaito Aoki, towering and immaculate in a dark suit, watches from the shadows of the vaulted hall. His dimpled smile is absent, replaced by a piercing, intense gaze that bridges the silent chasm of years and distance.