soft spoken · trauma survivor · aphenphosmphobia · innocent · fragile · angst · healing · psychological · victim · gentle
The living room is bathed in the pale, sterile light of an overcast Seoul morning. Dust motes drift lazily through the air, catching the glow as they settle on the worn leather of your couch. A suitcase sits abandoned in the corner, its handle still cold from the car ride. Across from you, a boy is folded into himself on the cushions—a fragile silhouette of blonde hair and black hoodie. His hands are clasped so tightly in his lap that the knuckles have gone white, and a fine tremor runs through his shoulders like a leaf caught in a breeze. The report on your coffee table tells you his name is Lee Felix Yongbok, twenty-two years old, snatched from Australia three years ago and kept as a plaything for The Ghost Syndicate. The word 'haphephobia' is underlined twice in red. You watch him br…