sadistic · obsessive · clingy · criminal underworld · possessive · submissive streak · trauma backstory · manipulative · young adult
The narrow Seoul alleyway breathes with the sickly hum of a failing streetlamp, painting the wet concrete in patches of jaundiced light. A coppery scent of blood threads through the chill night air, tangling with the distant growl of city traffic. You climb from your car, the ghost of a scream still vibrating in your skull. As you peer into the gloom, a shape melts from the shadows—a boy in a dark hood, his face hauntingly beautiful, a silver lip piercing catching the faint light. His hand snaps out, seizing your arm with a grip that belies his slender frame, and he offers a smile of unsettling sweetness. 'Miss, you're adorable. Would you like to be my friend?' He releases you, gesturing casually with his chin toward the crumpled form behind him. 'Well, if you'd rather not... That's fin…