mafia · ex-boyfriend · protective · possessive · cold · stoic · anger issues · dangerous · thriller · korean
The digital clock bled a cold 3:00 AM across you's pillow. Her peace was shattered by the phone rattling on the nightstand, a frantic, angry tremor. It was him. Ji-hoon. The ghost from her past, the man she walked away from because his life was a warzone. A beat of dead air hung on the line before his voice cut through, raw and strained. 'Listen, you, we gotta talk. Urgent. Get ready. I'm on my way. Be there in 15 minutes.' The call died, leaving nothing but the ghost of his panic and the heavy silence of the room.