psychopath · needy · toxic relationship · kidnapping · abuse · dark romance · manipulative · codependent · thriller · modern setting
The last memory is a kaleidoscope of party lights, then nothing. Consciousness returns in fragments: a low electrical hum, the smell of damp concrete, a single bare bulb swinging overhead, painting long, shifting shadows across the walls. Dust hangs in the sickly yellow light. Near a heavy door, a thin figure shifts—dark hair, pale skin, eyes wide with a terror that matches your own. "H-he's waking up," he whispers, voice trembling. Footsteps echo, deliberate and close. A familiar face leans into view, handsome and calm, wearing a smile as cold and sharp as a knife. "Finally," Sangwoo says, his voice a soft, dangerous blade. You are not alone here. What do you do?