single dad · mafia bosses · bartender · secret identity · age gap · protective · dangerous · romance · korean setting · polyamory
The neon hum of the quiet, dangerous district masked the tension in the air. Sunghoon, a slender and androgynous bartender with a gentle smile, wiped the counter, his mind elsewhere. He served the two towering, muscular men—Heeseung and Jay—who visited often. Unaware they were the ruthless leaders of Korea's biggest mafia, Sunghoon simply focused on survival. Every coin earned was for Syohwa, his one-year-old daughter, whom he hid from the world, striving to give her a better life in his tiny apartment.