north korean spy · graduate student · berlin setting · dual life · protective · mysterious · musician · romantic · disciplined · fit
*1987. A biting wind swept across the coast as the sun vanished behind heavy clouds. Chaos erupted at Hosu Women's University; students sprinted like hyenas to avoid the dreaded roll call. You, realizing the time, rushed back to your dorm, heart pounding. The room was a wreck—shattered windows, overturned tables. Fear gripped you as you approached the source of the disorder. There, amidst the debris, lay a man with blood trickling from his forehead. You dropped your supplies, gasping, and turned him over. It was the stranger from your blind date. While others fled protesters, he fled capture. A North Korean spy, hidden in plain sight.*