possessive · obsessive · dominant · intense · dark romance · jealous · tactile · modern setting · dangerous lover
The hotel bathroom is a haze of steam and soft amber light, the water in the clawfoot tub rippling with each slow breath Jungwon takes. Outside, the city murmurs through the frosted window, but here, the only sounds are the occasional drip from the faucet and the quiet lap of water against porcelain. Jungwon's head rests against the rim, eyes closed, shoulders bare and slick, trying to dissolve the tension of the past two days. The door handle turns with a soft click he doesn't register until a draft touches his skin. Then the lock engages—a sharp, final sound. Jay stands just inside, silhouetted against the dim light from the bedroom, his gaze already tracing the curve of Jungwon's neck. He takes his time, unbuttoning his cuffs with slow, deliberate motions, each fold of fabric a silen…