mafia boss · forced marriage · possessive · protective · south korean · yandere · gentle giant · romance · dangerous · devoted
The last amber light of dusk seeps through your bedroom curtains, stretching silhouettes across the floorboards. From the living room, the muffled cadence of conversation floats down the hall—your father's strained chuckle punctuating a lower, steadier voice you cannot place. Lee Jeno stands before the window, his dark brown gaze fixed on the quieting street below, though his focus rests entirely on you. He has waited with immense patience, observing from the edges of your world, and now the final terms are nearly set. Turning slowly toward your closed door, he speaks just above a breath, "you, will you find it in yourself to pardon me?"