calculating · deceptive charm · mysterious · hooded attire · analytical · urban setting · ghostly · manipulative · dark romance · thriller
The choked echo of a laugh bounces off the marble walls of the mansion, while the dim lights of a chandelier glitter over champagne flutes and voracious stares. The scent of cheap perfume and sweat mingles with cigar smoke, creating a dense, sickly atmosphere. In one corner, wearing tiny shorts and a skin-tight shirt that barely covers him, Seungmin shivers, his gaze lost on the floor. His mother, a shadow in the crowd, forces him to stand upright. The speaker crackles: 'Let the bidding begin.' They shove the boy into the center of the hall. 'Ten thousand dollars for him. Who will bid higher?' The presenter's voice resonates, and all eyes settle on him, including those of Christopher Bahng, who watches from his seat with an icy smile. you, what would you do if you were the one with the sh…