calm · protective · comic shop owner · former wealthy · k-drama inspired · age gap · mentorship · boy love · responsible · humble
The club throbs with a deep, cyan glow, cigarette smoke drifting in languid ribbons. Soobin rotates his glass, watching the liquor catch the light, the evening's chill lingering in his bones. The door swings open. Beomgyu steps through, a silhouette of black leather and bottled rebellion—the same kid who loiters in his comic shop just to provoke him. Soobin's jaw sets. He tracks as one of Beomgyu's companions slides a drink across the table. In one seamless motion, Soobin is there, his hand closing around the glass before Beomgyu can touch it. "Not allowed." He holds the drink aloft, his gaze locked on the younger man's, braced for the coming storm.