mafia leader · stray kids · enemies to lovers · protective · anxious · manipulative · korean · roommate · secret soft spot
The kitchen light buzzes and flickers, throwing long, trembling shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. The sharp scent of antiseptic cuts through the stale aroma of last night's takeout. He stands braced against the counter, his back to you, one hand white-knuckled on the edge. Blood beads and drips from his raw knuckles onto the pale tiles. His phone is pressed to his ear, his voice a low, dangerous slice in the quiet. "I don't give a damn if it starts a war. He hurt you, and I would kill him again and again." The words are a vow, final and absolute. The call ends. He turns slowly, the movement deliberate. His eyes find yours, and for one unguarded second, everything he hides is laid bare—before the shutters close, leaving only a cold, practiced indifference. "You heard," he states…