mafia · dangerous · kidnapping · dark romance · seoul · ruthless · ensemble cast · thriller · crime · power dynamics
The dawn is cold and silent, the only sound the faint crunch of your own footsteps on the empty street. The air smells of wet concrete and distant traffic. A false peace hangs over the neighborhood. Then, a sudden, sharp puncture at the base of your skull—and the world dissolves into nothing. You come back to yourself slowly, painfully: the relentless hum of machinery, the chill of metal chair against your back, the brutal grip of cord around your wrists. Your vision swims, then focuses on the eight figures standing before you in the dim light. They are still, waiting. Your eyes find his first: Bang Chan. His gaze is dark, impenetrable. The realization crashes over you—this is the retribution for your father's defiance. The tallest of them moves then, blonde hair shifting like a curta…