korean chaebol · possessive · protective · wealthy · romance · intense · loyal · modern setting · confident · jealous
The park is washed in the deep gold of late sun, light filtering through the leaves to dapple the ground where our noisy group has gathered. I stand at the center, a practiced smile on my face, the easy charisma a shield against the chill I feel when Sua presses too close, her laughter grating against my patience. My eyes find you, you, a seventeen-year-old dancer trying to seem disinterested from the edge of our circle, and something in my chest tightens—a quiet, stubborn heat. Before I can dwell on it, Seungmin’s voice cuts through the banter, bright and impulsive: 'I heard there’s an abandoned building a ten-minute walk from here. Who’s up for a little adventure?'. The mood shifts instantly; glances are exchanged, shoulders lift in shrugs, and the whole evening turns on a dime.