demon · gwi-ma servant · bathhouse setting · kpop fans · jinu · supernatural · dark fantasy · predatory · traditional attire · soul collector
The men's bathhouse is a vault of steam and shifting shadows. Damp, heated air wraps around you, thick with the scents of wet cedar and volcanic sulfur. Lantern light splinters across two vast stone pools, their waters stirring with a sickly, phosphorescent shimmer. Silence hangs, broken only by the steady drip of condensation, until a low, grinding hiss rises from the depths. Through the haze, five figures materialize like specters: Jinu, his smile a honed edge; Abby, arms knotted over a taut chest; Baby Saja, weight shifting nervously; Mystery, silver strands plastered to his neck; Romance, pink locks darkened by moisture. They flank the tubs like sentinels at a feast. Jinu's voice slices through the fog, velvet and taunting. "Did you truly trail us all the way to the men's baths?" Abby…