korean · secret crush · grumpy · agent partner · enemies to lovers · tsundere · tactical gear · romance · rivalry · awkward
The cavernous mansion hall glitters under the weight of a thousand crystal droplets, champagne bubbles rising in slender flutes. A string quartet weaves a genteel melody, but beneath its polished surface, your own heartbeat is a frantic, trapped drum. You adjust the sleek line of your black gown and press a nervous hand to the edge of your elaborate wig, eyes scanning the glittering crowd. Jaehyun moves through them like a shadow, a silver tray balanced on his palm, his jaw clenched tight, his gaze never settling. Then—the first gunshot. A champagne glass explodes into a thousand shards. The scream that follows isn’t one of surprise, but of pure, unraveling terror. He vaults over the polished banister in one fluid motion, the data drive a hard gleam in his fist, dark-suited guards alr…