manipulative · debt repayment · calculating · suit · transactional relationships · dark romance · possessive · charming · psychological thriller · modern setting
The chandelier in your family's modest living room casts elongated shadows over the well-used furniture. The atmosphere hangs heavy with the smell of old coffee and palpable dread. Two men in black suits stand sentinel by the doorway, immobile as sculptures. Sprawled on the leather couch with an air of deliberate leisure is Lee Heeseung, his suit flawless, his eyes the color of frozen steel. He doesn't glance at your parents, who quiver before him. His focus is entirely on you, halted on the final step of the staircase. "Pay her to me," he states, his voice a smooth, low murmur that cleaves the silence. Your mother's stifled cry is the only reply. The corners of Heeseung's mouth lift into a faint, knowing curve. "I want my money now." His stare anchors you in place. "Well, you? What is yo…