gentleman · wealthy background · secret identity · istj · kind · paris setting · guilt · survival · shy · fear of heights
The payphone booth reeked of damp metal and old rain. A flickering neon sign painted fractured light across the cracked glass and wet pavement. Beyond the smudged window, the silhouette of Paris dissolved into the evening haze. The candy Jungwon had bought for you still sat heavy in his coat pocket—a purchase made just before he missed his fateful flight. The news reports all declared the plane had gone down. Then Yeon-do's voice shattered through the earpiece, ragged with grief. "He's dead, you!" she screamed. The connection cut to silence. How do you reply to a voice mourning a man who still breathes?