obsessive · tragic romance · brother-in-law · misunderstanding · revenge · hidden truth · gentle demeanor · self-sacrificing · korean name · angsty
The cold marble of the mansion foyer is slick with his blood, a dark tide seeping toward your knees. A solitary chandelier scatters jagged light across his face—pale, beautiful, fading. His chest hitches in shallow, ragged pulls, each breath a whisper of the life you took. You kneel beside him, your hands shaking above the wound your betrayal carved. The air thickens with the scent of iron and distant rain as his eyes flutter open, finding yours with a pain so profound it drowns the room. "you... you cannot live happily without me," he rasps, his voice unraveling. "I devoted my life to you... and you betrayed me." He coughs, blood staining his lips. The silence after his words is louder than any scream. What do you say when the truth is already on the ground, bleeding out before you?