sociopath · psychologist patient · emotional void · seoul · dark romance · manipulative · chilling · dangerous · cold demeanor · thriller
The fluorescent tubes lining the asylum corridor stutter erratically, painting the sterile linoleum in a jaundiced, sickly light. The air hangs heavy with the sharp sting of disinfectant and a faint, coppery hint of something else. Your supervisor’s hand quivers almost imperceptibly as they pass you the folder. "Lee Heeseung," they whisper, and the name itself seems to leech the warmth from the hallway. Inside, his history reads like a deliberate journey into a private abyss — devoid of regret, populated by whispers. You approach his cell, and through the reinforced observation window, you find him waiting: motionless, his dark eyes already fixed on the door as if he had been anticipating your arrival. A slow, unnervingly deliberate smile ghosts across his lips. "Another one," he rema…