#adrenaline aalia

[sierrawr]

Summary: Your secretary, Soobin, failed for the first time in his task that you assigned to him. It sparks your rage, and he is shocked to learn that you knew his past history and relation with the infamous Korean-Italian mafia, Vincenzo Cassano.

TEASER | TEASER 2 | CHAPTER 1 | CHAPTER 2 | CHAPTER 3 | CHAPTER 4 | CHAPTER 5

Pairing: Attorney! Reader X Undercover Police! Jay Cameo: Secretary! Soobin Genre: Thriller, mystery, slow-burn, Kdrama spin-off Triggered Warning!: None Word Count: 1196 Words Inspired by: Kdrama "Why Her?" and "Siren" by Taeyeon Song Recommendations: "Adrenaline" by Aalia (Vincenzo OST)

You stared at the file that Soobin just handed to you a few moments ago before you let out a heavy sigh. You can’t deny the fact that Soobin, who is standing straight in front of your office desk, has always shown a great effort and excellent job when it comes to tracking and getting information of someone regardless of their social status and private life. However, you also can’t believe that for the first time in the history of 3 years since he has been working for you, he failed to complete the task that you gave him.

“I’m sorry, Serena 님. Please do punish me as your heart wishes. I have failed you this time after all.”

Soobin bowed to you as he admitted his failure to carry the task of searching the 2019 hit and run victim’s background.

“That’s bullshit Soobin. You have never failed a task and a mission from me or my father before. Are you sure you are still on our side? It’s been 10 years since you knew my family and you have worked for me for 3 years already. I wouldn’t be surprised if you turned out to be a backstabber. You better come clean right here and right now before I found something else that you might hide from me,”

You can't understand why it is so hard to obtain the information of the victim since her social status is not that impressive. This is because you have a vivid memory about what she wore on that night of the accident, which is a convenience store uniform. Based on your theory, considering the fact that she was 16 years old, you assumed that she was most likely a part-time worker of the convenience store where came from before the accident happened, according to your knowledge.

Soobin remains calm and stands very still as ever, but his sharp eyes can't hide the hurt that penetrates deep inside of him to the core. You noticed that very well, but you won’t take any risk of him being a betrayer to you and your family. There is nothing that you can do but to accuse and threaten him just a few seconds ago. And as if it’s not enough, you even questioned his status of loyalty towards you and your father.

“I know my place and understand your point of view regarding this matter, and you are disappointed that I failed to perform well in that task. Therefore, I am prepared to take your blame and did not hesitate to receive any punishment from you. However, when you are doubtful of my unconditional loyalty and undying support towards you, Chairman Yang, and the Young Group, I must say that I am deeply hurt and upset by your accusations and careless remarks.”

As if water is being splashed in your face, the realization of you going overboard with your accusations instantly came afterwards. It makes you look away from his eyes and cup your face out of embarrassment, and you are ashamed of yourself for being irrational and making an immature way of thinking just now.

“I’m sorry, Soobin, I- I don’t know what’s going on inside my mind, and I don't feel like myself at all ever since the news of the case reopening broke out.”

Your eyes almost teared up again, just like the moment when you saw the news had been covered everywhere and anywhere in the whole South Korea. With a stoic expression, you mustered up a little bit of courage to look at his eyes after what just happened.

“Also, I know I have said this before, but if there’s anyone that can downgrade you, that person can only be me. Not even my father can do that to you. Don’t you dare forget that even without the Choi’s connection with the Yang family, you too have so much power just like us, Consigliere Soobin.”

You smirk, seeing that his pupils dilated. Of course, it is surprising to Soobin that you knew about him being a consigliere of a Korean-Italian family, the Cassano especially their sole heir, Vincenzo Cassano who used to be his former boss, before he works for you and your family at the moment. You were trying to think of ways that can make your father, Chairman Yang, change his mind about assigning Soobin to work under you.

However, you found a shocking discovery about that fact of him. Thus, you stopped bothering your father about Soobin’s recruitment and agreed to take him as your secretary and right-hand man. That’s also why the Choi was desperate for the help from your family in order to conceals Soobin’s relation with the well-known mafia family considering the fact that your family has such influence and power over laws in the South Korea especially in the city of Seoul and Jeolla Province with 2 of its cities, Gwangju and Mokpo.

That’s why the Choi family and the Yang family go way back, be it in the matter of good days or bad days. Even so, the Choi did not state about that part of Soobin to any of your family members, including your father. That means only you know the secret that Soobin has been keeping all this time, and he had no idea that you knew about that until now.

“I do not just agree to have someone working for me for no reason, I must know every single damn thing about them first thing first. If you are that ordinary, you wouldn’t be here or survive from the first day you started working for me.”

Soobin nods his head, and you sense that he is acting a bit stiff and tense after you mentioned that you knew his secret. He is looking everywhere but you and let out an awkward cough to probably cover up the nerve-wrecking atmosphere to him at the very least.

“So my punishment is my secret being exposed to Chairman Yang isn’t it?”

He asked, finally looking at your face. You chuckled and twirled your office chair that you are seated on currently.

“No, why would I do that when it’s fun to mess around with you sometimes? I assure you that no one of my family members will ever know about this, I’ll give you my promise on that one. As for your punishment.. I will delay it first and let you know about that when I have decided what to do with you.”

You said as you picked up your YSL handbag. Soobin immediately fixes his blazer as part of his habit every time he sees you getting up from your office seat.

“Are you going somewhere? You don’t have any appointment for today, though.”

Your expression is unreadable to Soobin, and he feels uneasy knowing how you can act really impulsive and unpredictable sometimes.

“I’m meeting someone. I might have dinner as well. You don’t have to follow me because I will drive myself. Just make sure to try anything to get the victim’s background information. You must succeed no matter what. Use everything and anything that you have. Including your connection with Cassano.”

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Notes: Starting from chapter 3 onwards, it would be a background story for each character starting from Soobin. Each story contains a hidden hint or a clue to the incident. Try to find the clues from each background.

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[meika-kuna]

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[deonideatta]

or as i like to call it, your brain on 2 weeks without vincenzo

[byul153]

More (Badly written) Vincenzo headcanons

I'm still in denial that the show has ended. :/ But hey, more 5 + 1 (+1) headcanons/vignettes in Pagliuzza that won't leave my head! These particular ones take place after the drama.

Song of the day: "Adrenaline (Italian Ver.)" by Aalia

1. During their time together, Vincenzo learns that Cha Young knows how to play the piano. She brushes it off, saying that it was one of her father's stubborn notions that every girl should do, but something wistful in her smile gives it away.

The next time she visits, she's delighted to see the white grand piano that stands pristine in the sunlight.

2. Whenever she's in Pagliuzza, Cha Young will always commandeer one of Vincenzo's shirts to sleep and lounge around in. He stops protesting after the first few times, mostly because while it's futile to argue with her, he quite enjoys seeing her in something that's his.

(He always wears the shirt after she leaves, to keep her scent with him a little longer.)

3. Vincenzo's barely noticed it when they were back in Korea, but it doesn't really hit him until a week into her stay on Pagliuzza that Cha Young isn't really a morning person. She'll hit the snooze alarm multiple times, each time a little harder than the previous, and promptly burrows more deeply into the covers.

(The only thing that will draw her away from the bed is coffee.)

4. There's only one room that the staff is largely forbidden to touch--the empty room next to the boss'. Whispers amongst the staff reveal that during the very rare times they do get to go in and clean, it is always for a single lady who brings and takes away the boss' smile.

5. It's not often, but sometimes, packages mysteriously show up on Cha Young's doorstep--one time a silk scarf, another time a beautiful jewelry set. The packages never have a return address, as if delivered by hand, but all contain a single note inside in the same loopy handwriting: To my sweetie.

and:

+1 (during Episode 20)

"When you're done, immediately leave without contacting me. "Do you understand?" As Vincenzo nods and reaches out to stroke her hair, he thinks that for tonight, he can be a little selfish. It'll be some time before daylight. Just for tonight.

+1 (during Episode 20)

In the time that he's known Mr. Cassano, Young Un has seen many facades to the notorious consigliere--courteous, efficient, focused, contemplative, and even cruel. But as they drive away towards the airport, he sees a wholly new expression on Mr. Cassano's face: heartbreak.

[clareshospitalplaylist]

Adrenaline is seriously such a sexy OST... I can't get enough of it. I like Solar's version too, but Aalia's is just something else... 🤩😶😍

[realoktaecyeon]

ok now that i have finally finished my 12 page uni review i think i really have to talk about how much adrenaline (italian version) motivated me in the sea of sleep deprivation and hunger. i did this shit in like 12 hours working on only 4 hours of sleep a day before deadline and my god this whole thing along with my timer made me work so goddamn fast my fingers sounded like i was trying to play fantaisie impromptu op.66 on my keyboard. in short, if you have an assignment due in a hot minute, listen to it.

@deonideatta i thought of you while listening to it lol

[koreanlovey]

Aalia – Adrenaline (Vincenzo OST Part 2) Lyrics

[kgasaz]

Aalia – Adrenaline (Italian ver.) Lyrics (Vincenzo OST)

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[starchxn]

If I Killed Someone For You | Lee Minho

⥃Stray Kids Masterlist

Pairing ➳ Lee Minho (Lee Know) X Fem Reader.

Genre ➳ Pure Angst, Unrequited Lover AU, Lee Know Mafia AU.

Word Count ➳ 4312 Words.

Warnings ➳ [!Reader Descretion Advised!] {Trigger Warning} Reader is in an Abusive Relationship, lots of Blood, Heavy violence, Knives, Murder, Heavy Swearing, Alcohol, Driving under the influence of alcohol, Minho is in a Gang.

Synopsis ➳ Minho had sworn to protect you no matter the cost, but when your naivety leads you to get trapped into an abusive relationship, will he choose to give it a blind eye like you had made him promise, or would he finally go against you just to prove just how much he loves you?

𝒾. "Lo Inizio"

A pair of envious eyes locked onto the two entwined hands that were swinging about at the dusty ground of the noisy fair. The couple were smiling, looking like they were at the happiest phase of their lives as if nothing other than their significant other mattered to them. They looked as if the two were alone in their own world, their smiles stretched wide till their eyes crinkled and their dark orbs sparkled under the harsh yet warm sunlight.

“Lies,”  The boy seethed under his breath, fists clenching until his pale hands grew even paler.

He knew what the others didn’t.

He saw what the others didn’t.

It was the same routine, again and again. He knew very well, today’s happiness will turn into tomorrow’s despair. Today’s laughter will turn into tomorrow’s anguished screams.

Yet he was forced to look away. Forced to give it a blind eye and a deaf ear.

“Minho!” The girl’s shout threw him out of his distressing thoughts. She waved at him once with arms spread wide before pulling her hands away from her significant other and running over to where he had been aimlessly pacing around for the past thirty minutes.

He could feel the other boy’s sharp glare piercing through his head, but he paid no regard as his heart began racing yet again at the familiar yet ever foreign sight of your dark orbs glittering up at him as if the whole galaxy were behind those little spheres.

“How come you’re here today?” Your small figure jumped around in excitement.

“You told me you’d be here. You know I couldn’t leave you alone with him, wherever it is.” He built up a strong stance at his protective statements, but his insides were quite literally shaking.

“And I told you not to worry about me anymore. We’re fine Minnie, we sorted everything out this time around I swear, A to Z, everything.” You smiled as you placed your hand on his forearm to provide reassurance, but two boys had stiffened up by your act of light skinship.

One boy froze up due to jealousy,

One boy froze up due to love.

As much as it killed Minho to do it, he placed his calloused palm on your soft one and lightly pushed it away.

“Don’t stay with me for too long sweetie, your boyfriend looks like he’s about to have another disagreement with you, you should head back before I make things worse for you.” He nodded his head towards a stiff yet fuming figure not ten yards away from them.

“When have you ever made things worse for me Minnie? Don’t blame yourself for silly reasons. If you insist I go back, then I will. Stay safe I guess.” You clicked your tongue and looked between the two boys with a forced and unsure smile, debating if you really wanted to leave the boy but in the end, you end up hesitantly walking back toward your boyfriend.

As soon as you had reached him, however, he grabbed your wrists harshly and pulled you uncomfortably close before whispering something into your ear and dragging you off the noisy fair.

Minho watched the entire ordeal with hooded eyes and a heavy heart, however, the fire building up in his chest signalled something much worse that was brewing inside his intoxicated mind.

𝒾𝒾. "La Vera Identita"

“Minho, where have you been?” Asked a blonde-haired boy with a small black mole underneath his eyes.

“Why? Is there a problem?” He snapped, already annoyed.

“Problem? The problem you ask? I’ll tell you what the problem is. You missed the raid! That’s the goddamn problem!” He roared, gesturing wildly at his bloody arm that steadily dropped stark red liquid on the white marble flooring. Minho simply scoffed, not bothering to care about a random stranger’s injured arm.

“Really? All you do is fucking scoff? Do you even give a damn fuck about us Minho? Do you? Is this whole job a joke to you?” He stood up from the couch, harsh glaring eyes latched onto Minho’s laid back figure.

“Huh, you really think of this as a job don’t you? Pathetic asshole.” He scoffed.

“Really? Then enlighten me. What is it that we’re doing here?” He snarked back.

“This is a fucking hellhole, a crowd of slaves waiting to serve and die for a stranger who doesn’t even deserve our respect. This is a slaughterhouse, waiting for one chance, one slip up to commit otherworldly crimes as if boundaries for lives never existed. This place? What does it do? It kills innocents. Innocents who are killed by strangers, claiming to be one of their own but plunging a knife into their backs as soon as they let their guards down. This place is not where we belong.”

“You think I believe myself to belong here? I’m indebted to them as much as you are. Our lives are indebted to them, they fucking saved us and you claim this all a slaughterhouse? Fine, if you care so much about humanity then go ahead. Go ahead and turn your back on us, betray us, surrender us.” He smirked

Minho knew exactly what Hyunjin was trying to do. He knew the moment he turned around, even just to show his side, they would show no mercy in getting rid of him and everyone that stood precious to him. He was nothing but a pawn to them, a ragdoll to play around, hurt and abandon within the flash of a second.

However, before he could clap back another response at the injured boy, the loud thudding of footsteps echoed through the adjoining hallway connecting the resting quarters to the main headquarter building.

“Emergency meeting in five, everyone is to be there, it’s urgent they say.” A freckled boy’s panicked yet deep voice rushed as he stood in the middle of the hallway, panting hard for a minute.

“Alright ‘Lix, we’ll be there soon,” Hyunjin affirmed formally, glaring at Minho as if conveying the message and threatening him to present himself before he meets destructible rumours around him.

Minho had stepped foot into a hellhole, and to escape meant certain death. However, he didn’t care about his life as long as the people he found dear were safe, especially you.

He could pay the price of his life and serve as a slave forever if it meant keeping you away from his wrath.

The meeting room he entered was occupied by just seven other people including Hyunjin and the freckled boy, whom he believed was named Felix. All the other people seemed familiar to him, assuming that they were in similar high positions as him, but he didn’t bother to learn their names. Learning about people brings nothing but attachment, and any attachment in his life aside from you brought a mountain worth of trouble.

“I’m going to get straight to the point right now, and I hope everyone listens and follows through with their duties accordingly. I don’t want anyone slacking off or ignoring my orders, no matter the reason.” The leader called from the head of the meeting table, his aura practically pulling for attention, order and respect.

Minho had worked with him once before when he had first joined the so-called ‘higher ups’, but he’d rarely go out to do team tasks, every mission assigned to him was always individual, always involving ‘accidents’.

“There have been reports of a few of our members who are rebelling against the succession of our new heir, more accurately rouges who have been trying to taint our name and honour. They go around committing murders and splatter the walls with our symbols, claiming these horrendous acts as so-called ‘gang activity'. It is our job to pick out these pieces of scum and teach them not to mess with us. We have files of all the members here, divide them amongst you and get to work. I want all of them gone till the end of next week.”

This is what they call an urgent matter? Minho scoffed internally at the idiocy of the whole idea. Anyone in their right minds would know that these supposed ‘rogues’ would likely be spies and betrayers who aimed to cause disruption internally, and that was going exactly as they had been planning.

Minho didn’t care about all of this petty bullshit, either way, he hated involving himself in the business of his false identity until it truly mattered.

𝒾𝒾𝒾. "Perdente = Amante"

“You look stressed, Minho,” You stated bluntly as he sat in front of you, thighs nearly brushing as he faced you.

“And you look as shit-faced as ever,” He taunted monotonously as he picked up the cotton bud from the first aid box and drenched it with a few drops of antiseptic before leaning in and gently cleaning the cut that oozed out a few drops of blood every few minutes at the corner of your lips.

“You know you don’t have to keep cleaning up after us right? I can handle it perfectly on my own,”

“Sure you can handle it on your own. Then why do you call me every time this happens? Why do you stay at my house?” He rolled his eyes as anger bubbled into him yet again.

“He just needs a night or two to cool down and I have nowhere to stay, Minho,” You sighed.

“I told you from the very beginning. I warned you knowing that moving in together after such a short time was an absolute shit move,” His gruff figure pulled away and threw the cotton bud into the waste bin before picking up the first aid kit.

“I’m not a kid, Minho and I can very well decide for myself. It was my conscious decision to move in with him and I do not regret a single second of it.”

“If you’re not a kid then you’d know by now how terribly wrong your judgements are. Keep lying to yourself. Every single word that just came out of your mouth was a blatant lie and you and I both know it so stop bullshitting yourself and open your goddamn eyes!”

“Before you point out my wrongdoings, point out yours, Minho. I warned you and you’d promised! I warned you to stay away and stop judging my relationships and you’d promised me you would! You promised me you’d never interfere with your power and status in any of my problems,”

“Power and status? Is that what you consider that godforsaken hellhole? Somewhere I exercise my power over innocents and put people to death left and right? Is that what you think of me? A monster?” His glassy eyes reflected the betrayal that had been lodged inside him.

“I- Minho I didn’t mean it that way,”

“Forget it, I know exactly what you mean. I don’t give a fuck if you think I’m a monster, but if you underestimate my promise of keeping that hellhole of a life away from you and the people you care about, you should be ashamed. The only reason I live and breathe is that I swore to protect you from those monsters, and if you think I became a monster in that process, so be it, for your safety,”

His eyes had begun to betray his sharp tone as little beads of water slipped through the barriers. His eyes were burning, his whole being was shaking yet he wouldn’t dare show a tip of his weakness to you. If it was this easy to break him, he wouldn’t have stood a chance at the godforsaken slaughterhouse, where people doubted and snarled at him every second of the day.

“Let’s...let’s stop here, Minho. I’ll head back home now.”

Minho didn’t protest. If he was to open his mouth again, his tears would flow freely and his voice would betray him. He wouldn’t dare to show you his face as you picked up your bag and walked toward the front door, his back to you as he stood there, head ducked low and hair trickling down to his eyes, shrouding any sign of a readable expression.

“I’ll call you later…” You trailed off as you glanced at the back of his figure one last time before walking out and shutting the door behind you.

You were foolish, naïve and filled to the brim with false hope, but wasn’t that why Minho fell in love with you in the first place?

𝐼𝓋. "La Caduta Di Un Amante"

No matter how cocky or against Minho was with the agenda of working for the so-called ‘prestigious gang’, he still had to work for his share at the end of the day if he didn’t wish for certain death.

So here he was in a car filled with strangers, tirelessly driving around the neighbourhood to different appointed locations with a guy practically screeching the directions down his ears.

After his ‘teammates’ had accepted the fact that he wasn’t going to talk much, nor was he going to participate in any sort of act of violence, they had simply appointed him to the driver’s seat and made him their personal chauffeur for the rest of the night as they went about their business.

Frankly, Minho was bored out of his mind and mildly concerned.

Concerned for you, because you hadn’t been in contact with him for almost a week, which he would claim quite an achievement because you couldn’t stay two days before you ran over to his house like a magnet just to rant to him about the stupidest things.

In all seriousness, he wanted to do nothing but drive over to your house that instant to see if you were doing fine.

Unfortunately, his ‘teammates’ had other plans.

As soon as the earpiece on his ear stopped crackling and the rest of the boys cheered in delight, Minho had realised just what he had got himself into.

He had run right into the lion’s den as he looked straight at the entrance of a pub.

Minho was the designated driver for the night and that meant that the other boys would get shit-faced tonight without a care in the world. That also meant he was going to have to go collect their shit-faced asses and drive them back to the headquarters.

What a way to ruin one’s night.

Minho had an advantage though because while the boys were going to get shit-faced, he had a long enough time slot to go check on you without anyone getting suspicious.

Lost deep into his schemes, he didn’t notice one of the boys was speaking to him.

“…Look, I know you don’t exactly like us but come with us, get a drink or two and loosen up. At least that would put the other boys at ease, they think you’ll lodge a bullet into their heads at any random moment,” The chubby boy insisted.

A drink or two would essentially make them less suspicious of his actions, and it wasn’t like he hadn’t driven while he was drunk before, he was perfectly fine as long as he’d had only a reasonable amount of alcohol in his system.

He simply nodded at the man before unbuckling his seatbelt and getting out of the car, the key clutched tightly in his palm as if it was the most important possession to treasure.

“That’s my boy,” The chubby man smiled.

“Don’t get too bold.” Minho countered without looking at the man before descending down the steps of the booming pub.

He just had to stay for another five minutes before he could leave without suspicion.

True to his thoughts, with the chaos ensuing in the pub, Minho was able to slip out undetected within five minutes of entering it with a few shots of alcohol in his system.

Tossing the car keys in the air as a celebration, he got into the car and drove away, too far away to realise that someone was on his trail already.

Minho knew for a fact that you were holed up somewhere in your house, but what he didn’t expect was the fact that you were holed up in your house with your boyfriend.

Seeing his car parked in the driveway sent waves of fire rushing through his intoxicated veins.

From what Minho could see, every other light in the house was turned off except for the one in the living room, with occasional colourful flashes indicating that the television was also switched on.

Minho didn’t know where the big bolt of courage was coming from. He didn’t know if it was out of the alcohol in his system, or because of his love and concern for you that made him kill the engine of the car and step out into the crisp and bleak air of the night. He just wanted to know you were safe.

With heavy steps and an aching, anticipating heart, he walked up the driveway and towards the front door, before a terrifying screech made his heartbeat cease for a terrifying moment.

Maybe that was what set off the trigger. Maybe that was what launched a bullet deep into his veins, making his heart and all his rational thoughts go numb in a fleeting moment.

It was as if his mind had been switched out of control, suppressed under a wild predator that seemed to stir awake and growl in earnest for a long-awaited meal.

A predator that craved violence.

With every inch of rational thought ebbed down into the lowest abyss of his mind, his hand inched towards the knife lodged into the safety of his leather waist-belt, unsheathing the shiny metal object as it gave a sinister glint under the harsh moonlight. The bleak night suddenly felt suffocating and blunt, too hot to breathe.

Instead of knocking or ringing the doorbell, Minho’s foot landed right under the hardwood door’s metal handle. Once, twice, thrice, his foot felt numb to the impact under his heavy shoes. All the while, his face looked as calm as someone who would simply be spending a lazy day playing cards at home.

Minho didn’t realise when he had finally managed to break the door open and take the first daring step into the cursed house, but as soon as he saw the state you were in, all his mind could register was that all hell had broken loose.

It was as if everything was happening two times faster and whenever his mind wanted to register something important, his visual memory slowed it down, almost into slow motion.

His eyes couldn’t tear themselves away from the figure who’d latched himself on top of you, one hand on your mouth to muffle your incoherent screaming and one hand raised in the air, about to come down.

Then the images were blurred again, a mess of emotions and lights as rapid movements lit up his memories before a transient moment of slow motion as the knife clutched in his fist cut through skin, lodging itself into blood and bone of the hand that was previously coming down to hurt someone he loved.

His ears barely registered the sound of screaming, muffled under the loud ringing radiating through his ears, deafening him into submission to the predator clinging inside him. The muffled screaming, shouting and music from the far side of the room felt dull, whizzing past his ears like feedback.

He barely registered as his subconscious rational thought took one last leap of strength to pull you up from under the man and push you to the far side of the room, straight into one of the bedrooms and clicking the lock to keep you away from harm.

He had no business with innocent people tonight.

With his subconscious now completely shut down, there was nothing separating him and the injured man except pure fury raging through his very nerves, radiating through his shaking hands and ripping through his hooded, red eyes.

The rest seemed impermanent to his brain. All he could register was that there was a person. A person that he was furious over. Then there was the knife clutched in his hand. Then there was blood. Loads and loads of scarlet blood scattering on the wall, dripping from his clenched hands, spattering on his face.

There was faint shouting from the locked room, there was muffled music from the far side of the room, and then there were flashing lights. Red, blue and white, his figure along with the scarlet scattered room was lit up by what felt like a thousand flashing lights, illuminating the sinister metallic liquid into something like an artwork.

He felt like someone was screaming, screaming in agony and pain, screaming for heartbreak and regret. Screaming for love.

What he didn’t realise was that it was him. It was the predator in him that slashed and bled him from deep inside his own mind, making him scream with everything that he had left.

With one last moment of his mind registering that his knees had hit the cold, wet floor covered in scarlet, his eyes closed shut.

There, was the fall of a lover.

When Minho finally awoke, he wasn’t lying on the ground drenched in blood. Instead, he was propped up against a wall beside a coat hanger. His head was throbbing and his wrist burning as if someone had violently twisted it, but as soon as he had spotted the handcuffs burying into his skin, he’d got a grip on the situation.

His life was over, but the only thing he cared about was the fact that you now had a new beginning for your life.

Now he just hoped you wouldn’t go and get caught up with another guy of the same nature.

After all that had happened, Minho had no regrets about what he had done. Whether he was drunk or not, Minho wouldn’t dare to take those moments back for the sake of his life.

Because he knew, whatever you may claim, you were always going to run back to him.

That was why Minho had to put an end to it, a proper end.

In the end, you may hate him. The world may hate him. But he knew that he had done the right thing. There would always be another you. It was just a matter of time before the man would latch onto someone just as innocent as you even if you had let him go, and maybe, just maybe, the other girl wouldn’t be as lucky as you to be able to tame the raging monster.

It didn’t matter that Minho was never going to be able to see you again. Minho’s love for you will rage on forever, whether you would ever accept it or not. He’d kept his raging emotions quiet till this day, and he would continue it on for as long as possible.

A strange sense of calm washed over him as he leaned back on the wall, filthy and tired as his scarlet covered back stuck itself on the wall and his dyed blonde hair looked two-toned under the moonlit room. He didn’t know how long he just sat there in the empty room staring at the white walls with an empty gaze, but at some point, a police officer had finally discovered that he had woken up.

Being escorted out of the silent room into the noisy atmosphere outside seemed to be tiring him out even more as if he didn’t want anything more than to collapse into the ground then and there, but the policemen’s gruff hands on him indicated otherwise.

They pushed him straight into a flashing police car, locking the door immediately but leaving the window open an inch, clearly not ready to drive him away for the constant interrogation process yet.

As soon as his eyes landed on a pair of familiar ones, he realised why.

Hyunjin calmly strolled through the grass before coming to lean on the car door, his back pressed against the window. He had a lollipop clutched between his fingers, twirling it around in a way to keep himself occupied.

“Let me guess, they put up their special unit here just for me?” Minho scoffed, voice muffled through the window.

“They initially did just to keep an eye on your beloved, but I guess the tables turned quite unexpectedly,” Hyunjin sighed, unwrapping the lollipop.

“Unexpectedly? Why would it be unexpected when everyone always knew I’d be the first one to fuck up?” Minho questioned, genuinely confused.

“Believe it or not, we never thought that way and we still don’t,” Hyunjin scoffed this time.

“So, what happens now? Where will you take me?”

“Somewhere far away from her. We’ll make up some bullshit about you not having to go on a trial and keep her in the dark while you work for us from a farther location,” Hyunjin explained while biting into the lollipop.

“Can you promise me something?” Minho pleaded, eyes heavy with tears. Even though he had accepted the fact he wouldn’t be able to see you again, his heart burned with agony.

“To keep her safe? Isn’t that why we’re covering all this up?” Hyunjin chuckled nonchalantly.

“No, besides that. Make sure she doesn’t involve herself in such shit again, will you? If anyone dares to come close and comfort her, give them a little threat. I don’t want her doing dumb shit like she always does,” Minho sighed, eyeing the house behind him.

“Anything you say. Good luck wherever you go, for all I know you’ll probably need it,”

“Thanks,” Minho sniffled.

“Now stop crying, it feels weird to finally see you showing some other emotion except for that scary scowl.” Hyunjin faked a gag before walking away.

Minho sat back in the car until the first rays of dawn illuminated the grass on the porch before the ‘policemen’ finally entered the car and started driving him away.

Addio Amore Mio.

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[jhalya]

Rules: spell out your URL with song titles. Then tag as many people as there are letters in your URL**

Thank you, @the-pompous-potato , for the tag ❤

J - Jolene, Cover by Lil Nas X

H - Hot Mess, Cobra Starships

A - Adrenaline, Aalia

L - Love Tonight, Shouse

Y - You work for me, Lauren Mvula

A - Astronomia, Tony Igy

Tags are open for whoever wants to join 😊

[deonideatta]

I felt so wronged by the vincenzo finale that today is my first time listening to Is This Love in a month skdjs

[koreandragon]

all the kdrama OSTs that were good enough to bother looking up on spotify

in no particular order

it’s you by henry (while you were sleeping)

when a long night comes by eddy kim (while you were sleeping)

i love you boy by suzy (while you were sleeping)

you belong to my world by roy kim (while you were sleeping)

strangers by the rose (strangers from hell)

neverending story by stray kids (extraordinary you)

into my life by say’z (365 repeat the year)

must be the money by dindin (chief kim)

a little braver by new empire (uncontrollably fond)

good night by jeong sewoon (touch your heart)

feel you by shin yong jae (flower of evil)

in my heart lim yeon (flower of evil)

you by the man blk (where your eyes linger)

light by keum jo (where your eyes linger)

better to be you by drew ryan scott (meow the secret boy)

someday, the boy by kim feel (itaewon class)

start over by gaho (itaewon class)

sweet night by kim taehyung (itaewon class)

you make me back by woosung (itaewon class)

someday, somehow by u-mb5, hodge (miss hammurabbi)

wanna be bad by woosung (psychopath diary)

feel my heart by woosung (catch the ghost)

highlight by roh tae hyun (catch the ghost)

beautiful beautiful by punch, glabingo (the best hit)

baby only you by nct u (tale of nokdu)

with you by maktub, leeraon (flower crew: joseon marriage agency)

step step by suran (jealousy incarnate)

i’m alive by taylor (class of lies)

glass bridge by savina and drones (the bride of the water god)

round and round by heize, han suji (goblin)

you bring no sadness by sondia (when the devil calls your name)

the street you left by jung kyung ho (when the devil calls your name)

where is my dream by jung kyung ho (when the devil calls your name)

say to myself by lee seol (when the devil calls your name)

satellite by saltnpaper (chicago typewriter)

when i saw you by bumkey (a korean odyssey)

spring waltz by carla bruni (one spring night)

is it you by rachel yamagata (one spring night)

we could still be happy by rachel yamagata (one spring night)

spring rain by oscar dunbar (one spring night)

no direction by rachel yamagata (one spring night)

one more step by sandeul (introverted boss)

fallin’ by kim feel (abyss)

into the abyss by suran, coogie (abyss)

the end by jung in (confession)

player by dok2, jinsil (the player)

another me by min chae (black)

is it love? by vixx (are you human too?)

why do we by dmeanor (are you human too?)

the tiger moth by monsta x (shopping king louie)

hello by sohyang (18 again)

one day by kim feel (start up)

be ok by i’ll (zombie detective)

dinner mate by ovan (dinner mate)

yummy yummy by mc mong, chancellor (dinner mate)

run across her by tae jin ah (dinner mate)

good sera by siyeon (into the ring)

wish by gaho (secret forest 2)

dive by jung jin woo (mystic pop up bar)

bong hwan-a by norazo (queen cheorin)

here i am by jo hyun ah (queen cheorin)

close your eyes isaac hong (the uncanny counter)

run to you by lucy (run on)

speak for yourself by hwang sang jun (extracurricular)

side by side by bewhY (sweet home)

stay: tempus by gsoul (sisyphus the myth)

adrenaline by aalia (vincenzo)

special mention: aloha (cover) by jo jung suk (hospital playlist)

[abandoned-as-mustard]

‘adrenaline’ by aalia was the best song on the vincenzo soundtrack, the damn song is designed to turn you on in the first 3 seconds