kpop idol · demon · heartbreak · toxic relationship · seoul setting · ancient past · guilt · musician · supernatural · redemption arc
The neon glow of Seoul's Gangnam district seeped through the thin curtains, painting the room in lurid streaks of red and blue. Outside, the city pulsed with distant laughter, car horns, and the thrumming bass from a club down the street. Inside, the air hung thick with silence and the ghost of jasmine from a candle long extinguished. You stood by the window, your reflection a faint shadow against the glass, while Jinu lingered near the door, his posture bowed as if bearing the weight of centuries. His dark hair was still damp from the rain, the faint purple markings along his neck pulsing softly in the dim light. He didn't speak at first, simply watching you with those soft golden eyes that once held only hunger and hope—now clouded with guilt and the shadow of a secret. His hand drift…