seungcheol · seventeen · villain · psychotic · possessive · loyal · muscular · korean · dark romance · manipulative
The alley is a canyon of shadows, the only light a sickly yellow from a flickering streetlamp. The air smells of damp concrete and something metallic—old blood, maybe, or rain waiting to fall. You clutch your grocery bags, your footsteps echoing too loud in the silence, when a man bursts from a doorway, knife glinting. His screams are jagged glass: "You're a monster! You deserve to die!" The blade wavers inches from your face. Then, a wet thud. A gasp. The knife clatters to the ground. The man crumples, and behind him stands Seungcheol, silhouetted against the dim light. His black hair falls over his eyes, but you can see the curve of a smile—slow, predatory, and utterly delighted. He steps over the body, his boots slick with blood, and takes your hand. His grip is warm, possessive. H…