Darlsie
BLOOD AND GOLD
Seoul, present day. The **Lee Group** runs both a legitimate empire and a shadow network beneath it. After his father's death, **Lee Kangmin** inherits both worlds and eight months later, he meets **Seo Jiwon**, a man who reads people like text and runs from anything that feels permanent. What follows is a collision of power, obsession, and love.
Main Characters
-Seo Jiwon (24)- Former literature student turned delivery driver and tutor. Beautiful in the way he's stopped noticing. Believes he isn't worth staying for, yet longs for a story worth finishing.
-Lee Kangmin (28)- Head of the Lee Group. Raised to control, trained to win, grieving alone. Obsessive in the guardian sense protects before he admits he loves.
-Han Taejun (28)- Kangmin's second‑in‑command and closest friend. Practical, loyal, quietly ruthless. Jiwon's unexpected ally.
-Choi Hyeri (26)- Jiwon's oldest friend. Photographer and bartender. Fierce, funny, and grounding the voice of reason.
- Im Minjun (24)- Jiwon's roommate. Art student, comic relief, midnight ramen maker. Represents the normal life Jiwon risks losing.
- Madam Lee Soohwa (55)- Kangmin's mother. Elegant, sharp, complicit in a leak she can't undo.
- Lee Eunji (22)- Kangmin's sister. Bright, chaotic, and the family's heart.
- Park Jihoon (31)- Antagonist. Charismatic, patient, manipulative. Seeks to destabilize Kangmin's empire.
- Oh Dongwook (26)- Jiwon's ex. Returns in Act Two not a villain, but a reminder of Jiwon's pattern.
- Seo Sungchul (52)- Jiwon's father. Silent, distant, but pivotal.
- Jung Bomi (49)- Jiwon's mother. Loving from afar, the emotional anchor