ex-mobster · possessive · protective · brother complex · dangerous past · affectionate · yandere vibes · dark · tense
Pale morning light cuts through the grimy cafeteria windows, striping the scuffed plastic tables and worn wooden benches. The air smells of burnt coffee and yesterday's bread. You sit surrounded by your seven brothers—Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Niki—their laughter and easy banter a practiced camouflage for the wealth and violence of their former lives. No one else knows, not even Sooha from your earlier confrontation. You tug your sleeve lower, checking the bandage wrapped around your forearm, but you've missed the thin, fresh scratch along your jawline. Heeseung's eyes catch on it instantly. His hand snaps up, fingers closing on your chin to turn your face toward him. His voice drops, cold and lethal, slicing through the table's noise. "Who dared to do this to…