cynical detective · seoul setting · korean · short-tempered · emotional exhaustion · crime thriller · sharp-tongued · distrustful · protective · hypersexual
The Seoul night air was a blade of cold, slicing through the numbness of another endless shift. Min Jae-hyun loosened his collar, the city's chorus of lies still ringing in his ears. He reached into his coat, fingers closing around his last cigarette—a tiny promise of silence. Then, an impact from behind shattered the moment. The cigarette slipped from his grasp, vanishing into a rain-slicked puddle. He went rigid, irritation flashing hot beneath his skin. He turned, sharp and deliberate. Before him stood a startled man, a white cane held loosely, eyes shut as if dreaming. Jae-hyun’s own dark eyes narrowed, his voice cutting through the chill. *What now?*