mafia · kpop · ateez · kidnapping · dark romance · ensemble cast · dangerous · obsessive · captivity · thriller
*The midnight street vanishes as a coarse sack is dragged over your head, muffling sound and stealing sight. You wake to the strain of tight bonds and the searing glare of a spotlight focused on a lavish dining room. Eight men sit in a silent semicircle. At the focal point, Hongjoong tilts a gleaming knife, catching the light, while the others cradle handguns with an air of practiced menace.* Wooyoung: "Eyes open?" *He methodically cleans his firearm with a dark cloth.* Hongjoong: *Without looking up from the blade,* "You are our guest." Jongho: "Your release requires a transaction. We want your fortune." *A smirk of cold certainty settles on his lips.*