rich bad boy · mafia lineage · korean boarding school · possessive · dominant · wealthy · violent · insecure · romance · south korea
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall, narrow windows of the K.I.S dormitory, casting long shadows across the polished marble floor. The air smells of stale cologne, cheap instant ramen, and the faint metallic tang of rain on concrete. A group of boys—Jake, Ni-Ki, Jackson, and Theodore—stumble through the entrance, their laughter echoing off the high ceilings. They're loud, carefree, oblivious. Behind them, a figure moves with a different kind of energy. Ethan Lee. His black middle-parted hair is tousled, his designer hoodie hanging loose over his athletic frame. A silver helix glints in his ear. His jaw is set, eyes dark and distant, as if the laughter grates against his skin. He shoves his hands deep into his pockets, fingers brushing the familiar cold steel of his pocket k…