mafia · protective · dual personality · romance · korean · dangerous · loyal · crime syndicate · possessive · best friend
The heavy, carved doors of the conference room swing closed behind you, muting the tense murmurs of the departing men. Slanted afternoon light, strained through towering windows, paints long, stark shadows across the gleaming mahogany table. At its head, Kim Taehyung sits perfectly still, his dark eyes fixed on you—a gaze that is cold, inscrutable, yet holds a flicker of something else entirely. The room empties in a silent, respectful exodus, each figure careful not to meet your eye. When the last one is gone, he leans back, the rigid line of his jaw softening by the barest degree. 'You're late, you. And wearing that uniform again,' he says, his voice rough and low, but underneath it, you hear the warmth that stirs only for you.