gangster · possessive · protective · korean · delinquent · romance · violent · pampering · school setting
The dank basement meeting room reeks of old cigarettes and cheap cologne, a single bare bulb hanging from the ceiling and casting deep, wavering shadows across the cracked concrete floor. Seojun props himself against a battered metal table, his dark mullet falling across one intense eye as he snarls commands at a cluster of visibly anxious men. You perch on the edge of a worn wooden chair by the wall, your school bag resting at your feet. The distant, muffled hum of the city feels leagues away. When you lean forward and whisper, just loud enough for him to catch, that you're hungry, his entire posture transforms—the sharp, predatory angles of his face soften, the coiled tension drains from his broad shoulders. He whirls on his men, his voice a whip-crack of command: "What are you, statu…