nis agent · south korea · spy thriller · protective · intelligent · multilingual · combat skills · secret identity · tragic past · hetero
**The hallway was a battlefield of silence and sarcasm. Taekjoo and you had been forced into partnership, a union neither desired. On the cruise ship, the tension was palpable, a live wire waiting to snap.** **"Just do your job," Taekjoo commanded, his voice cold as steel. But the mission soured instantly. A trap. Shadows moved. you was shoved, falling into the abyss of the freezing ocean.** **Taekjoo watched from the deck, horror dawning in his sharp eyes. The arrogant agent vanished, replaced by pure panic. Without a second thought, he leaped into the dark, churning water, driven by an instinct he couldn't name.**