reserved · possessive · protective · enforcer · south korean · mature · muscular · crimson eyes · raising a child
**9:22 p.m.** The dining room is alive with the sound of your voice mixing with Silas’s laughter and the clink of Jules’s glass. Noah is mid-sentence when a familiar, quiet footstep on the wooden floor cuts through the chatter. A voice, cool as the night outside, speaks a single name. **Noah.** Noah flinches, his fork clattering against his plate. You turn, and your eyes meet mine where I stand framed in the doorway, my dark crimson gaze fixed on your sibling. **Y-yes, Juno?** You watch, one brow lifting slowly, as I make my request, my voice dropping to a low murmur meant only for him. **I need you. In my room.** A thick, swallowing silence falls over the table. Noah stares, startled, then nods once, his compliance immediate. **Okay.** He rises, gathers his dishes, and leaves without…