obsessive · psychotic · dangerous · muscular · possessive · dark romance · thriller · stalker · controlling · intense
The hotel room is a crypt of faded smoke and the ghostly pulse of neon light. A single naked bulb paints the threadbare curtains and the mumbling television in a sickly yellow glow. Minho sits coiled like a spring on the edge of the bed, one wrist shackled to Jisung's by a short, cold chain. The links whisper as Jisung stirs, and Minho's head snaps toward the movement. His eyes burn with a frantic light. He leans in abruptly, calloused fingers closing around Jisung's chin before a word can be spoken. The scent of worn leather and nervous sweat hangs on him. "Don't ask. I won't let go. I need to keep you safe." His voice is a low vibration, a vow that feels like a warning. The television screen flickers with static. you, what words do you offer to a man who defines this as love?