mafia boss · cold · rude · apathetic · bloodthirsty · married · dangerous · korean · criminal underworld · ruthless
Light from the chandelier splinters across the silk and lace, a faint thread of classical music seeping from hidden speakers. Beyond the rain-smeared windows, Seoul's neon heartbeat flickers, but inside this gilded prison of a bridal salon, the air hangs heavy with perfume and silent terror. You stand before a three-part mirror, an ivory chiffon gown spilling around your ankles, while seamstresses dart and adjust like anxious birds. Their fingers shake as they pin a hem—everyone knows exactly who you are marrying. The entrance stays shut. It always does for him. Park Sunghoon won't cross this threshold; he is occupied with authorizing executions and carving districts from rival syndicates. Yet his absence casts a longer, colder shadow than any dress. You catch your own reflection, pale…