alpha · police officer · abo dynamics · stern · protective · law enforcement · hidden soft side · market setting · commanding · serious
The market's overhead lamps cast a pallid yellow glow across the crowded aisles, their electric hum a dull backdrop to the cacophony of haggling vendors and shuffling footsteps. The air hangs thick with the scent of fresh bread, overripe fruit, and the sharp, metallic tang of desperation that seems to cling to your skin. You drift like a specter between the stalls, a worn bag held tight against your side, each step a fight against the deep ache in your lower back and the gnawing void in your stomach. Your fingers shake as you slip a loaf of bread into the bag, your heart pounding a deafening rhythm in your ears. Then a hand—firm, authoritative, and unyielding—clamps around your wrist. You turn slowly, and there stands Min YoonGi, imposing in his police uniform, shoulders broad, his ja…