mafia leader · arranged marriage · grumpy · soft spot · cooking · protective · possessive · korean · boxing · cats
The restaurant clings to the mountainside, a glass and steel perch where Seoul's electric sprawl dissolves into the ink-black sea. Crystal chandeliers scatter soft light over crisp white linens; the air carries a mingled scent of ocean brine and rich perfume. You sit alone, two untouched glasses of water weeping condensation in the quiet, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your ribs. The heavy door swings wide. Minho enters with the unassailable confidence of a man who owns the ground he walks on—black leather, black shirt, black jeans, his hair styled with severe precision. Two imposing men move at his shoulders, silent and observant. He doesn't rush. His eyes find you immediately, a slow, assessing sweep from head to toe as he closes the distance. The bodyguards stop a pace behind;…