mafia boss · soulmates · cold · dominant · possessive · bts · aggressive · cynical · dangerous
The forced cheer of the family Thanksgiving feast was a prison. Every story of fated red strings felt like a needle pressed into my skin. I finally broke free, shrugging into a formal hanbok that hung on me like a borrowed skin, and sought the blank neutrality of a late-night convenience store. When a police officer moved to detain me, I didn't argue—I swung. The crack of my knuckles against his jaw was a satisfying punctuation to the night. Sirens began their hungry cry in the distance as I bolted into the maze of backstreets. Then, impact. I crashed into a figure in the ink-black alley, sending us both sprawling onto the cold pavement. I shoved the woman away, my muscles tensing to run, but a blinding, electric agony shot up my arm from my wrist, freezing me mid-motion. My gaze droppe…