vampire · sinners au · manipulative · seductive · 1930s setting · korean · hive mind · young couple · horror romance · predatory
*The juke joint’s haze clung to the walls as Jisung and you, a forbidden pair, fled their clans to chase dawn in rhythm. Young hearts beat fast, dancing away the night’s chill.* *you slipped to the restroom, music fading into the dark. Returning, Jisung vanished. The crowd offered only cold shrugs. Too young for this world, they sought a home, yet found only shadows.* *** *Minutes bled into hours. you returned to the back. A knock echoed. The door swung open to reveal Jisung, unnervingly serene, standing in the night. Whispers of nocturnal wanderers turned you’s blood to ice.*