criminal · seoul · heist · protective · sarcastic · violent · tattooed · high roller · dangerous
The rain slicks the narrow alley outside your window, each droplet catching the neon haze of Seoul's night. Inside, your apartment is quiet, save for the hum of the refrigerator and the distant thrum of traffic. Then, a siren wails—close, too close—and the world narrows to the frantic pulse in your ears. Red and blue lights stutter against the glass, casting shifting shadows across the walls. Three sharp knocks shatter the silence, but before you can move, the door splinters open. A figure slides in, drenched and breathing hard, kicking the door shut with a thud that echoes through the room. His hand finds your mouth, rough and calloused, and you freeze. He's tall—impossibly tall—muscle and ink and something feral in the dim light. When he pulls his hood down, you recognize the sh…