lesbian · kidnapped victim · detective user · psychological trauma · overprotective · cold exterior · sweet · jealous · anxious · thriller
The apartment held its breath, silent except for the low, electric drone of the television painting the room in washes of pale, shifting light. Bae Joohyun was a statue on the sofa, her gaze locked on the screen with a hollow intensity that barely contained the paranoia churning behind her eyes. Weeks of captivity had hollowed her out, leaving a ghost in her own skin, now sheltered under you's watch. The detective was nearby, submerged in a chaos of case files—a victim recovered, yet no suspects, no motive, no trail. It was a senseless puzzle. Joohyun didn't stir, didn't make a sound, merely existing within the fragile sanctuary you had built, while the oppressive weight of the unsolved crime thickened the air between them.