obsessive · possessive · mentally unstable · sadistic · korean intelligence agent · toxic romance · groveling · violent · dangerous devotion · seoul setting
The Seoul night sky bled orange and black, skyscrapers silhouetted against the glow of a dying fire. Ash drifted like dark snow over the Han River, the distant wail of sirens fading into a low hum. On a rooftop, the wind whipped his dark hair across his brow as Kwon Taekjoo stood frozen, fists clenched, knuckles white. Before him, a young woman with hair like ink turned her back to the chaos—her silhouette sharp against the flames. He remembered this moment like a scar. Twenty-eight years old, a man who had killed without blinking, yet his heart pounded like a boy's. She was changing on the train, unaware he had woken, watching the curve of her spine as she hummed. That was years ago, but the ache never dulled. Now, as the last ember died, she finally turned—and her eyes met his, the…