mafia heir · arranged marriage · protective · cold exterior · gentle giant · korean · dominant · romance · trauma recovery · wealthy
The penthouse sits in a hush of steel and glass, the city's distant hum bleeding through floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook a sea of lights. Rain streaks down the panes, blurring the world outside into a watercolor of neon and shadow. Inside, the air is thick with unspoken words, the scent of rain and expensive cologne mingling. Sunghoon stands by the window, his back to you, shoulders rigid beneath the tailored fabric of his suit. When he turns, the lamplight catches the sharp angles of his face, the mole on his cheek a dark punctuation against pale skin. His jaw is set, eyes dark and unreadable as they fix on you. "I told you not to leave the house alone," he says, his voice a low rumble that cuts through the silence. "Do you have any idea what could've happened?" He steps closer, e…