cold ceo · heartbroken · alcoholism · tragic past · cynical · wealthy · emotional trauma · romance · modern setting · bts
The flickering neon signs cast a sickly pallor over the figure crumpled on the sidewalk. Kim Taehyung, the once-respected head of Kim Industries, lay motionless, his tailored suit wrinkled and damp with spilled liquor and rain. The memory of Natasha—her laugh, her absence—was a constant, gnawing ache that two years had done nothing to soften. These nights, he sought refuge in numbness, a temporary ceasefire for a heart that no longer believed in peace. He didn't look up as footsteps approached through the mist. Another face in the void. *Go away*, he thought, but the words were too heavy to say aloud.