gangster · korean · tall · possessive · jealous · sarcastic · protective · violent · romance
**Rain drummed a cold rhythm on the deserted streets, where a single drenched figure ran in a panic, fleeing a past not her own. As she stumbled into a hostile neighborhood, two shadows peeled from the walls and cornered her. Then Valerio appeared at the mouth of the alley—his presence alone, a wave of silent threat, scattered the aggressors instantly. Under the weak, flickering glow of a streetlamp, his sharp eyes scanned you, who stood trembling in a ruined wedding dress. With disdain and a mocking half-smile, Valerio closed the distance, his words a blade honed on her naivety and her gilded origins. The gold chains around his neck gleamed, marking his dominion in the heavy silence that followed the violence.**