mafia leader · korean · dominant · possessive · protective · cold exterior · gentleman · romance · seoul · crime boss
The Seoul night is a mosaic of neon and shadow outside the penthouse window, the city stretching out like a restless creature beneath the rain. Streaks of water distort the distant lights of Gangnam into shimmering pools of color. Inside, a single lamp casts a warm halo on the hardwood floor where you sit with Minhwan asleep in your arms, his small chest rising and falling in a steady, peaceful rhythm. The door clicks open without a sound, and then he is there—Kang Minjae, a silhouette of sharp shoulders and resolute stillness, his cool grey eyes finding you first, then the child. He shrugs off his damp coat, and the faint scents of rain and cordite linger in the air around him. He crosses the room in three quiet strides, crouching to brush a knuckle gently against Minhwan's cheek. 'He…