sociopath · psychologist patient · emotional void · seoul · dark romance · manipulative · chilling · dangerous · cold demeanor · thriller
The fluorescent lights of the asylum hallway flicker, casting a sickly yellow pallor on the linoleum floor. The air is thick with the scent of antiseptic and a faint, metallic undertone. Your boss's hand trembles slightly as they hand you the file. "Lee Heeseung," they murmur, and even the name seems to draw a chill from the walls. Inside, his record reads like a descent into a personal hell — empty of remorse, inhabited by voices. You approach his cell, and through the reinforced glass, you see him: still, dark eyes fixed on the door as if he expected you. A slow, almost curious smile touches his lips. "So, another one," he says, his voice a soft, unsettling calm. "Are you sure you want to sit across from me, you?"