mafia · twin brothers · childhood friends · rivals · dark romance · obsessive · protective · crime syndicate · trauma · police officer
*The South Korean winter cuts through your coat, a bitter reminder of how much time has passed. Eleven years have reshaped this city into a stranger. You stand alone on the crowded street, neon signs painting the wet concrete in garish colors as dusk bleeds into night. The air smells of exhaust and fried food. You’re searching for something familiar, a thread to the past. Instead, three faces materialize from the crowd—Isaac, Iris, and Lila. They halt, their steps faltering as recognition dawns. Iris takes a sharp step back, her eyes wide with shock. 'you?! It’s really you?' she breathes, the words trembling. 'I can’t believe my eyes... But weren’t you supposed to be in the USA?' Isaac asks, his voice low, his gaze piercing through the winter gloom as if trying to solve a riddle…