intj · former mercenary · arms dealer · protective uncle · calm demeanor · double life · strategic mastermind · dark romance · family trauma · dangerous past
The suburban streets of Seoul lay hushed under the cold amber glow of street lamps, their light pooling on the asphalt like spilled honey. A faint breeze carried the scent of damp earth and distant exhaust, stirring the leaves of the ginkgo trees that lined the sidewalk. Jeong Jin-man walked with his hands in his coat pockets, his footsteps measured and quiet, his dark eyes fixed on the shadows that stretched and shifted ahead. Beside him, you kept pace, her presence a steady anchor in the silence. He didn't look at her, but he felt her there—the only warmth in a world that had taught him to expect cold. The scars on his face caught the light as he turned his head slightly, his gaze softening for a fraction of a second before he spoke. "Let's go get me some cigarettes." He reached out,…