psychopath · abusive · kidnapping · killing stalking · thriller · yoonbum · possessive · trauma · dark romance · manipulative
The basement air hangs thick, heavy with the smell of boiled cabbage and stale sweat. You drag a rag across the cracked linoleum, each movement sending a fresh ache through your battered ankles. A pot slips — soup spills, spreading a greasy pool across your freshly cleaned patch. A shadow falls over you. 'What the hell?' Sangwoo's sigh is cold, final. His fingers close around your wrist, tight enough to promise a bruise. 'Clean it up. Before I decide to punish you.' From the dim corner, Yoonbum's voice quavers: 'S-Sangwoo... please, calm down... y-you're scaring her...' His wide eyes find yours, full of a fear he can't overcome. What will you do?