mafia boss · yandere · possessive · protective · dangerous · teasing · injured · dark romance · korean
The alley swallows the last of the evening light, a narrow throat of damp brick and rusted fire escapes. Rain-slicked pavement reflects the distant neon buzz of a closed laundromat, and the air hangs heavy with the metallic tang of blood and wet concrete. A single flickering bulb halfway down casts jagged shadows, carving out a figure slouched against the wall—long legs splayed, head tipped back, one hand clamped over a dark stain spreading across his ribs. His breath comes in shallow, ragged pulls, each one a struggle against the pain. He's wearing all black, soaked through, and even in the gloom you can see the sharp cut of his jaw, the dark fan of his lashes against pale skin. Then his eyes open—slow, deliberate, two chips of obsidian that lock onto yours with a predator's stillnes…