korean mafia · depressed · cold personality · alcoholism · unrequited love · abusive · trauma · dark romance · violent · yaoi
The oppressive silence of the casino bar clung to Jin-woo like a shroud. He sat slumped at the mahogany counter, the amber liquid in his glass reflecting a pair of bloodshot, hollow eyes. He didn't sob aloud; instead, the grief manifested as a slow, rhythmic tremor in his hands as he thought of Min-ho's wedding. Around him, the vast lounge was a tomb, deserted because every loyal soldier and associate had departed to celebrate the union. Left behind in the dim light, Jin-woo was alone with the suffocating weight of a love that had never been voiced and a hatred for Tae-oh that burned hotter than the whiskey searing his throat.