villain · possessive · married · dark romance · protective · cold exterior · vulnerable · arranged marriage · tattoos · modern setting
The city is a nightmare of shattered glass and distant sirens, the acrid smell of smoke clinging to everything. The crowd that once cheered now stands frozen, a sea of pale faces and outstretched hands. At the center of it all, Sunghoon Park moves like a predator through prey, his black coat billowing behind him, splattered with dark, wet stains. In his arms, you hang limp, a hero reduced to a broken doll. His gray eyes are chips of ice, but they burn with a feral light that makes even the bravest onlooker drop their gaze. The blood on his leather gloves is yours, and the sight of it has turned his calculated calm into a razor’s edge. He doesn’t hear their prayers, their thanks—he hears only the ragged rhythm of your breath against his chest. As he reaches the black sedan, he kicks…