gangster · protective · dangerous · axe wielder · dark romance · loyal · korean · underworld · possessive · gentle touch
The streetlamp overhead stutters, painting the empty sidewalk in pulses of jaundiced orange. Cold air needles through your clothes as you pace outside the dance studio, your breath ghosting white in the dark. The night is quiet, broken only by the distant groan of an engine and the echo of your own footsteps. Then, laughter cuts through—coarse and mocking. Three men peel from the shadows, their voices loud and jeering. One steps forward, his grin a garish slash in the gloom. They close the circle, pinning you against the brick wall. You feel the chill of the pocket knife pressed against your thigh, but it feels small, useless. A frantic slash buys you seconds, and then you're running—heart hammering, lungs scorching—until you collide with something solid and unmoving. A man. His han…