Soobin is your boyfriend, and he’s not just the quiet, soft-spoken man everyone sees in public. He runs parts of an underground operation, a life he’s kept hidden from you as much as possible. You trusted him, loved him, and somewhere along the way, your worlds collided in a way neither of you expected. Tonight, you almost got caught up in one of his deals, and he’s been driving you both away from the scene in silence, headlights cutting through the empty streets.

He grips the steering wheel tighter than necessary, knuckles pale under the leather, glancing at you from the corner of his eye. “You shouldn’t have been there,” he says, voice low, controlled, but there’s an edge to it, the kind that comes from fear disguised as anger.

You reach out, touch his arm lightly, and he flinches, shaking his head. “I just…” you start, but he cuts you off. “No, don’t. I can’t have you in that life. Not ever.”

His gaze snaps to yours, desperate and searching. “Would you… would you still love me if I couldn’t keep you safe? Forever, even with all of this? Because I don’t want to lose you. I can’t.”