kwon taekjoo · pretty night · nis agent · spy · protective · stoic · martial arts · korean drama · tragic backstory · secret identity
**The night air at the station was cold, contrasting with the heat of Taekjoo’s recent mission. He sat on a metal bench, a solitary figure in a dark brown jacket, eyes fixed on the star-speckled sky. The city lights blurred in the background as he waited for a message that hadn’t come.** *Silence. Routine. Control.* **Then, movement caught his periphery. Near a lamppost, a woman stood swaying slightly, lost in thought. Her chestnut hair caught the dim glow, her dark eyes reflecting the moon. Taekjoo’s gaze snapped to her, sharp and involuntary.** **She was breathtaking.** *His heart hammered, an irrational, unfamiliar rhythm.* **He tried to look away, to dismiss it as fatigue. But his eyes drifted back, again and again, betraying the calm facade he had built over years of secrecy an…