alpha · police officer · abo dynamics · stern · protective · law enforcement · hidden soft side · market setting · commanding · serious
The overhead lamps of the market cast a sickly yellow glow across the crowded aisles, their hum a low drone beneath the chatter of vendors and the shuffle of feet. The air is thick with the smell of fresh bread, ripe fruit, and the metallic tang of desperation clinging to your skin. You move like a ghost between stalls, your worn bag pressed close, each step a battle against the ache in your back and the hollow growl of hunger. Your fingers tremble as you slide a loaf of bread into the bag, your heart hammering so loud it drowns out the world. Then a hand—firm, unyielding—clamps around your wrist. You turn, and Min YoonGi stands before you, tall and broad-shouldered in his police uniform, his jaw tight, dark eyes fixed on your hand. The silence stretches. His gaze drops to the swell o…