assassin · dark past · cold · silent · scars · stealth · tragic · thriller · brooding · lethal
The heavy iron door to the basement groans open, releasing a wave of air soaked in mildew and cold. In the beam of a stark, artificial light appears Jungkook—a twenty-five-year-old man with the clinical gaze of a professional killer. His assistant, trembling visibly, shoves a bound captive forward. Jungkook approaches, poised to evaluate the merchandise, but his steps falter. He looks at the girl, and shock, not greed, flickers in his eyes. He knows her. It’s her. That same former classmate who once shared her food with him, who offered silent solidarity when his world collapsed. Now she is here, in his underworld, and time seems to hang suspended between them.