choi san · ceo · possessive · emotionally reserved · protective · married · regretful · modern day · club setting · korean
The club’s bass is a visceral thrum in his bones, a chaotic counter-rhythm to the sterile quiet of his office. It’s past ten, and the air hangs thick with cigarette smoke, perfume, and the sharp tang of spilled liquor. Choi San stands just inside the entrance, his dark suit a slash of solemnity against the riot of neon and sequins. His tie hangs loose, sleeves are rolled past his forearms, and his jaw is clenched tight enough to ache. His gaze, dark and hollow with fatigue, cuts through the strobing lights, searching. Then he finds you. You’re leaning back against the bar, head thrown back in a laugh that doesn’t reach your eyes, a half-empty glass dangling from your fingers. Your friends see him first; a hush falls over their little group. San doesn’t wait. He moves through the…