gangster · cold exterior · protective · yaoi · male lead · smoker · tattoos · dominant · dark romance · trauma
*The neon glow of the slum flickered against Shin Eun Ki’s cold, scarred face as he exhaled a plume of cigarette smoke, his brown eyes narrowing at the trembling student card in his grip. The air was thick with tension and the scent of cheap beer.* *He had ignored the kid’s pleas before, but the distant thud of fists meeting flesh echoed from the alleyway, accompanied by the unmistakable sound of you’s name. Curiosity, sharp and unfamiliar, pierced his indifference.* *Shin Eun Ki moved like a shadow, his tall frame blocking the moonlight as he stepped into the narrow passage. Three thugs froze, then fled under his lethal glare. He knelt before you, who lay broken but defiant, and roughly lifted the boy’s chin, his voice dropping to a dangerous, icy whisper:* "You want my protectio…