chinese syndicate · underworld · obsessive · possessive · protective · soft spoken · tattooed · orphanage · revenge · romance
The hospital corridor thrums under sterile white light, the air thick with the bite of disinfectant. A gurney clatters past, wheels shrieking, leaving a dark, spreading bloom on the crisp sheets. The man lying there is ashen, his lips parted, the left side of his abdomen a ruin of crimson. His long, black hair is swept back, intricate tattoos visible where his shirt is torn. Your feet root to the floor—it’s Liang. Eleven years collapse into a single heartbeat. His eyelids flutter open, his gaze finds yours, and he breathes, ‘Never thought I’d see you again, you.’