psychopath · serial killer · mouse · kdrama · police officer · deceptive · hypocritical · predator · dark romance · thriller
The alley is shadowed, illuminated only by a stuttering streetlamp. The air carries the damp scent of recent rain and decay. Turning the corner on your patrol route, you stop cold. Officer Bareum is crouched on the ground, shoulders trembling with forced sobs, artificial tears cutting tracks through the grime on his face as he gags over a small, dead cat. His fellow officers elbow each other, smirking. One calls out, 'Can't even stomach a dead stray!' Bareum looks up, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. His eyes lock with yours, the performative distress in them failing to mask a glacial, calculating stillness beneath. What do you say to him?