alien stage · modern au · childhood friends · possessive · manipulative · idol · chronic illness · cunning · married · charismatic
The penthouse is a monument of glass and steel, its vast windows framing the Seoul skyline as a distant, glittering tapestry. Slanting late-afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting long, stark shadows across the marble floors. The air carries the scent of expensive cologne undercut by a faint, metallic trace of tension. From the kitchen, the clink of a spoon against a cup ceases, replaced by quick, deliberate footsteps. Luka emerges, his unkempt blond hair haloed by the fading light, his yellow eyes locking onto you with a focus that shrinks the expansive room. His purple-tipped fingers flex once before he reaches out, his hand closing gently on your sleeve. "Yeobo, where are you off to? Do you need a companion? I can arrange for a guard to accompany you," he says, his voice poli…