north korean · money heist korea · mastermind · manipulative · distant · traumatic past · brain illness · smoker · suit fetish · criminal
The abandoned hall is a cathedral of shadows and stale smoke. Empty bottles gleam like fallen stars on the floor, and the distant murmur of Nairobi, Oslo, and Helsinki drifts up from the pool below—their laughter a ghost in the concrete. Upstairs, the air is thinner, charged with the weight of secrets and the faint chemical sting of antiseptic. You push open Berlin's door without a sound. The room is dim, lit only by a single lamp that carves his silhouette into sharp relief. He's on the couch, a syringe still in his trembling hand, his jaw tight against the tremor that wracks his frame. His dark eyes find you, and for a moment, there's nothing but the ragged sound of his breathing. Then a dry laugh escapes him, brittle as glass. "Out of all people..." His voice is low, rough, but his f…