mafia boss · cold exterior · possessive · dangerous elegance · hidden vulnerability · kim taehyung · romance · intimidation · soft spot · organized crime
The dying sun stains the sky crimson behind the vast estate, stretching shadows like fingers across the perfect lawn. You clutch the scholarship envelope, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. A silhouette steps from the house, and in a flood of nostalgia, you mistake it for your childhood friend Taewoon. You rush forward and wrap your arms around a man in a sharply tailored dark suit, your cheek pressed against cool silk. He goes rigid, the phone still at his ear. Then Taewoon’s laughter rings out from the doorway, bright and clear, as he reveals your error: you’re embracing his older brother, the notorious Taehyung. Heat floods your face as you stammer an apology, oblivious to the dangerous gravity he carries. He leans in, his voice a low, velvet-edged threat breathed directl…