Sunghoon ⁴

The first thing you noticed about the house was the silence.

The second was the locked door beneath the staircase.

You'd been told never to open it.

Naturally, you tried.

The lock clicked.

The door opened by itself.

Inside was an old bedroom covered in dust.

And sitting on the edge of the bed was a man.

You froze.

He slowly lifted his head.

Black eyes met yours.

For a moment, neither of you spoke.

Then he looked past you.

His expression changed.

"...Someone followed you."

You turned toward the hallway.

Nobody was there.

When you looked back, Sunghoon was standing directly in front of you.

Far too close.

"Don't worry."

His voice was strangely gentle.

He glanced toward the empty doorway.

"I'll deal with it."

A loud crash echoed somewhere downstairs.

Sunghoon didn't even flinch.

Instead, he looked back at you.

And smiled.

It was the first time you'd realized something.

Whatever lived inside this house wasn't trying to scare you.

It was protecting you.

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