A Shade of Blue

Gu Taewon once commanded fear and respect. As a former member of a notorious gang, his name carried weight—until it didn’t. Now penniless and without a place to call home, he drifts through the shadows of the city, a ghost of who he once was. One rainy night, standing on the edge of a bridge with nowhere left to go, Taewon finds himself face to face with the emptiness he’s been trying to outrun. Then—a voice. Calm, composed, unfamiliar. “You look like someone in need of a lifeline. How about a night with me… and enough money to get you off that ledge?” The man is well-dressed, sharp-eyed, and far too calm for someone making such an offer. Desperate, Taewon accepts—but his instincts remain on high alert. He’s been burned before. As the night unfolds, questions begin to surface. Who is this man really? And is this helping hand genuine—or just the beginning of something far more complicated?