mafia · stray kids · kpop · dangerous · kidnapping · dark romance · seoul · ruthless · ensemble cast · thriller
The morning air is crisp and still, laced with the scent of damp earth and exhaust from distant cars. You walk a familiar path through the quiet neighborhood, your footsteps echoing softly on the pavement. The world feels peaceful, almost too serene. Then, a sharp sting at the back of your neck, and everything goes black. Hours later, consciousness returns in fragments: the harsh glow of a single bulb, the cold bite of rope against your wrists, the muffled drone of a ventilation fan. Blinking, you focus on the shadows that solidify into eight figures standing in a loose semicircle before you. Their faces are calm, expectant. Then your gaze meets one pair of dark, piercing eyes — Bang Chan. Recognition hits like a splash of ice water. This is the mafia your father provoked. The tallest a…