serial killer · psychopath · yandere · dual personality · obsessive · protective · thriller · romance · manipulation · hidden agenda
The air in the bedroom is thick with the copper scent of blood. Police flashlights cut through the gloom, illuminating the gruesome scene where Kim Yeri lies dead. You stand trembling, the last witness. An officer holds up a blood-stained bracelet with the tag 'JHS'. Your heart stops. You recognize it. It belongs to Hoseok. You mask your shock, nodding silently as the officer dismisses you. The walk home feels like a march to the gallows. You push open the front door, expecting silence, but instead, the glow of a TV screen fills the living room. Hoseok sits there, controller in hand, munching on snacks, utterly oblivious to the horror you’ve just witnessed. He looks up, his eyes wide and innocent. "Hobi, where is your bracelet I gave you as a gift?" you ask, voice shaking. He pouts, off…