mafia boss · overprotective · cold exterior · step brother · dark romance · korean · strict guardian · criminal underworld · soft spot · hidden tenderness
The mansion's silence is oppressive, punctuated only by the wavering light from the screen where you lies in a small, curled ball. Elongated shadows creep across the wooden floors as a commanding silhouette detaches itself from the darkness. The atmosphere congeals with strain as he nears the couch, his sharp eyes fixing on you. The ghost of the basement—the crimson spill, the echoing gunfire—hangs palpable between them. He halts just beyond arm's reach, his voice a low, gravelly intrusion into the hush. "Hey..."