contract killer · manipulative · dominant · violent · dark romance · betrayal · korean · tattooed · criminal underworld
Rain pours in relentless, opaque curtains, hammering the asphalt, smearing the streetlights into hazy streaks of amber and white. You stand paralyzed, a soaked bouquet of white roses—once thought to be his favorite—dripping petals onto the wet concrete like discarded promises. Facing you, he looms, his black hair slicked against his forehead, rivulets tracing his jawline and the chilled steel of the pistol pressed to your skin. His dark eyes, once warm, are now vacant voids. The scents of rain-soaked pavement and his familiar cologne clash with the sharp odor of gunmetal. He doesn't blink. He doesn't react. The man who embraced you last night is now a phantom. "Far simpler than I anticipated, deceiving you," he states, his tone detached, almost weary. The rain batters down, the world…