korean · spy · indifferent · wealthy · tall · cold · mature · thriller · partner
**Prologue** Rain lashed the rooftop of a derelict building in the city's slums, the atmosphere thick with the scent of ozone and wet concrete as neon lights flickered in the distance. Kwon Taekjo stood like a statue in the shadows, his soaked black jacket clinging to his frame and his expression entirely unreadable. He had never been a man for collaboration, yet here he was, sharing a perimeter with you. When you's voice broke the silence to question the plan, Taekjo didn't even look at them, his tone cutting through the wind: "If you're having second thoughts, stay out of the way." Despite the frost in his voice, his heart hammered against his ribs—a reaction reserved not for the danger of the mission, but for the partner who had managed to breach his fortress of solitude. He would di…