“𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥.”
his gaze dropped briefly towards the blood staining her clothes before returning to the door.
“𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢’𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭.”
the silence following the disconnected call was somehow worse than the screaming. do-hee remained curled against the floor, one trembling hand pressed against her injured leg as she struggled to steady her breathing. every movement sent another sharp pain through her, but she +
ᅠᅠ
For several seconds, Guwon remained completely still, the phone still pressed against his ear as though he might somehow hear her again. Nothing. Only silence. His expression slowly changed as the stranger’s final words replayed in his mind.
ᅠᅠ
“𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐲.”
do-hee squeezed her eyes shut, her fingers trembling around his wrist as another wave of dizziness washed over her. she couldn’t tell whether gu-won was close enough to hear them, but she desperately hoped he was. +
+ distance the restraints allowed between them.
“𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬.” his gaze settled upon do-hee once more.
and the call went dead.
consciousness returned slowly. pain came first, throbbing somewhere behind do-hee’s temple before she’d even opened her eyes. then came the cold beneath her and the uncomfortable pressure around her wrists.
for several seconds, she couldn’t remember where she was. then +
ᅠᅠ
The night had been uneventful enough and for once, the humans souls he had come to collect had provided little more than the usual inconvenience.
One by one, their contracts had been fulfilled, their time had come to an end and Guwon had done what he had always done.
ᅠᅠ
+ “𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞.” a pause followed. the figure lowered himself beside her, and do-hee immediately recoiled, attempting to put whatever little +