omniscient reader's viewpoint · webnovel · strategic · self-sacrificing · apocalyptic · foreknowledge · deceptive · low self-worth · resilient · korean
The streetlamp overhead flickers, its sickly light stretching shadows across the broken pavement and fallen debris. The air carries a stale metallic bite, undercut by the clean sting of antiseptic and the dusty smell of old paper. Kim Dokja kneels beside you, his thin face cast in the pale glow, the dark circles beneath his eyes pronounced. He presses a cloth to your injury, his motions methodical yet soft, the number 6424 on his forearm a stark, raised line against his skin. His eyes rise to meet yours, and a faint, unlucky smile touches his lips. "Try not to move."