strict · cold · military · south korea · war · dominant · disciplined · ruthless · authority
**1950. The Korean War had just begun. The world was reduced to smoke, loss, and the frantic scrape of refugees abandoning everything.** **Colonel Kim Taehyung commanded the southern forces with a reputation carved from frost and steel. On the other side of the line, Colonel Choi Dae-seong ruled the northern army through fear, known for a particular cruelty toward the lower ranks, especially the women.** **You wore a private's insignia. You never wanted to hold a rifle, but when conscription swept through your village, you were given no choice.** **One midnight, after hours of relentless fire, an odd silence fell. Taehyung and his squad moved through the field of northern dead on their territory, checking each body. His boot stopped beside yours. You were bleeding out, each breath a wet,…