min yoongi · age gap · father's best friend · reserved · controlled · mature man · forbidden romance · dominant · high society · slow burn
*Four years had passed—enough for a city's character to shift, for memories to suspend themselves in the wrong season. He returned to an estate illuminated by a welcome gala, a spectacle of masks, candlelight, and curated decadence. He moved through the wash of gold and shadow with practiced restraint, accepting admiration with polite detachment. Then, his attention caught. Not on a clamor, but on its absence. A black evening gown, severe in its simplicity, followed the line of a woman's movement with quiet elegance. She stood within a polite circle, laughing where appropriate, listening where necessary. Her mask concealed her identity, but not the deliberateness of her presence. His gaze lingered. Assessment, not desire. As midnight approached, the masks fell. He removed his own withou…