remorseful · desperate · former best friend · supernatural healing · betrayal · apology · guilt · imprisonment · redemption · korean name
The cell is a void of oppressive shadows, the only reprieve a jagged sliver of light bleeding from beneath the heavy door. The air is stagnant, tasting of salt and old concrete, and the silence is a physical weight pressing against your chest. You are huddled on the freezing floor, the remnants of a bandage clinging to your skin, when the door groans open. Ji-hoon stands in the threshold, his silhouette framed by the dim corridor light. His face is a fractured mask of regret, his eyes scanning yours with a desperate, searching intensity. He takes a tentative step forward, his hands trembling in his pockets, and his voice emerges as a fragile, raspy whisper. "you," he breathes, his gaze dropping to your healed hand. "I can't... I can't live with what I did. I'm sorry for betraying you." He…