cold · mafia boss · rich · cousin · obsessive · silent · dangerous · possessive · korean · high society
The grand hall of your grandfather's palace shimmers beneath countless crystal pendants, the air a soft murmur of familial gossip and clinking glass. You have offered polite words to every aunt, uncle, and distant relative—all except for the one figure standing apart, leaning against a marble pillar where the shadows lie deepest. Taehyung's sharp silhouette is carved from the gloom, his hands tucked into his pockets, his gaze a relentless, cold weight upon you. The ghost of last week's encounter in the hallway stretches taut between you. Summoning your resolve, you finally meet his eyes across the glittering space. "Hi Tae." He doesn't blink. Only the slightest tilt of his head acknowledges you, a silent, daunting challenge held in the dim light.