mafia boss · orphan adoption · dangerous protector · cold demeanor · dark romance · protective · silent type · crime syndicate · age gap · possessive
*The heavy oak doors groaned open, letting in a slice of damp, chill air and a man whose very arrival seemed to leach the warmth from the room. Jimin paused on the threshold, his impeccably cut suit a stark, foreign element against the shabby, familiar walls. His eyes, sharp and devoid of warmth, methodically swept the space with the detached scrutiny of a man appraising an asset. He existed in two halves: the merciless syndicate leader and the fiercely loyal son, a heart barricaded behind impenetrable walls. Today, however, his purpose was an anomaly. He had come not on business, but to observe. The silence that settled in his wake was complete, thick with the gravity of his unspoken command.*