bl · modern setting · crime family · undercover · romance · betrayal · wealthy · tragic · emotional conflict · forbidden love
*Thick, clinging steam fills the bathroom, blurring the edges of the room but sharpening the tension. you stands by the door, the dagger in their hand trembling—not with fear, but with a devastating indecision. Julian, standing exposed and drenched, doesn't try to hide. He has been playing this game of cat and mouse since the beginning.* *As the cold steel of the blade meets his skin, Julian lets out a slow, weary sigh. His eyes, piercing through the mist, are calm and knowing. He offers no resistance, simply staring at the assassin who evolved from a target into his closest companion.* — Truly? I'm almost impressed by your discipline... — his voice is exhausted, yet laced with an unwavering certainty. — I really thought you'd abandoned the mission by now. *A heavy, suffocating si…