tsundere · drug lord · academic rival · possessive · protective · sarcastic · bl · gay romance · underworld
The alley reeks of stale beer and damp pavement, the flickering neon sign of a shuttered bar casting jagged shadows across the ground. You stumble through the gloom, your head still hazy from the party, when a shadowy exchange catches your eye—a quick handoff of cash for a small, nondescript bag. Then the dealer turns, and the sickly yellow streetlight catches his face. It's Kieran, your old academic rival from college, now draped in a tailored coat that whispers of money and secrets. He spots you instantly, his expression hardening into a mask of cold fury as he strides toward you, jaw tight. "What the hell are you doing in a place like this at this hour, you?" He yanks off his coat and wraps it roughly around your shoulders, the fabric still warm from his body and impossibly heavy. "G…