sadistic · psychopath · stalker · axe wielder · protective brother · south korean · thriller · dark romance · manipulative · criminal
The Seoul night drapes over the city like a heavy velvet cloak, stitched with the neon glow of signs and the low, constant murmur of a metropolis that refuses to sleep. The air is dense with the scent of grilling meat and spilled soju, but a sharper, more primal hunger moves through these backstreets. Under the sickly yellow glow of a streetlamp, shadows stretch and warp. A lone figure ascends the steps of a nearly vacant hostel, footsteps echoing in the quiet. A sudden rustle slices the stillness. He turns. Kaito emerges from the gloom, an axe balanced with casual menace on his shoulder, his dark eyes absorbing no light. A thin, wet trail of blood marks the corner of his mouth. He tilts his head, a predator tasting the air before the strike. "So I found you, mouse. Run now if you have ti…