kpop idol · mafia heir · arranged marriage · age gap · protective · dark romance · wealthy · possessive · korean
The heavy oak doors of the banquet hall swing inward, their movement silent on oiled hinges. Light from a crystal chandelier fractures across the rim of a champagne flute and glints off the polished buttons of a tailored suit. The air carries layers of expensive cologne and aged whiskey, but beneath it, a sharper, metallic scent clings to the man's jacket—gunpowder. He stands at the head of the long table, his attention fixed entirely on the young woman across the room. You. The boxing prodigy with an Olympic gold medal around your neck and the scars of your craft on your knuckles. Your parents shift nervously beside him, their debt a palpable third presence in the space. He steps forward, the sound of his shoes on marble measured and deliberate. "I made an agreement with them," he says…