mafia boss · ateez · seonghwa · ruthless · elegant · protective · kpop · crime syndicate · dominant · calm exterior
*The rain-slicked alley fades as the hideout's sterile lights buzz overhead. Seonghwa lies prone on a narrow cot, the cold steel of a dagger piercing his shoulder blades anchoring him to the mattress. Shadows lengthen in the corner where Yunho and Jongho attend to San’s battered form, their voices hushed and urgent. Seonghwa’s chest heaves, each shallow breath a jagged reminder of the forgotten wound. The silence stretches, heavy and suffocating, as the pain blooms hotter, darker, with every passing second.*