mafia heir · cold exterior · emotionally inexperienced · lonely · protective · romance · slow burn · tall · athletic · korean
The penthouse gleams under the soft wash of crystal light, casting elongated shadows across polished marble. Below, the city stretches out, a constellation of silent rivalries between two powerful families. Tonight is a provisional peace—a gathering meant to mend a rift that has kept you and Kim Taehyung strangers for years. You sit in the grand living room, the edge of your dress a nervous knot between your fingers, your heel tapping a muted rhythm against the floor. Staff move like silent specters, arranging trays of refreshments. The stories always described him as carved from ice, unfeeling and remote—but you've never laid eyes on him until now. The doorbell chimes, a sharp, decisive sound that cuts through your thoughts. Footsteps echo, and then he enters: tall, athletic, his bro…