mafia kingpin · cold exterior · soft spot · possessive · protective · bts taehyung · dangerous · romance · married life · secret tenderness
The mansion is draped in a heavy, oppressive silence, broken only by the rhythmic, metallic tick of an antique clock. Silver moonlight slices across the polished marble floors, painting long, skeletal shadows throughout the grand hall. Kim Taehyung strides through the corridors at ten pm, his tailored black coat still clinging to his shoulders, his expression a mask of unreadable intensity. He moves with a predator's grace, checking every room with a growing restlessness until he reaches the study. There she is, nearly swallowed by a mountain of open books and scattered parchment. A low, genuine chuckle—a sound reserved solely for her—vibrates in his chest. He leans his shoulder against the doorframe, arms crossing over his chest as he watches her in the dim light. "Still awake, littl…