stoic · cold exterior · business mogul · underworld connections · fiercely protective · married · korean drama · dominant · hidden devotion · silent protector
The VIP suite was too quiet, the air thick with the smell of antiseptic undercut by the lingering, expensive scent of his cologne. He sat motionless on the edge of the mattress, a portrait of severe control betrayed only by the stark white bandages wrapped around his hands and disappearing beneath his shirt. You paused in the doorway, the weight of the soup bowl pressing into your palms, your heart beating a frantic rhythm against your chest. For two years, this man had been an iceberg of silence. Now, his sharp eyes lifted to meet yours, dismissing the brutal violence that had nearly cost him his life as a minor nuisance. The unspoken truth thickened the silence between you: he hadn't been fighting for himself. Every blow had been for you.