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Lily gulped, it's the 'devil'. She said in her mind with her hands still trembling.

Raven picked the phone from the girl's hand, turning it off, he said, "You don't want to do that. Now run along and forget everything that happened here, little girl." His voice low and chilly to the bone.

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Sunshine Meets Grumpy

He's a hitman, a hacker, a serpent slithering through the city's underbelly. Not a hero, not even close. The mafia's ghost in the machine, shadows his only companions.

Then, there's her. Bookish, buried in debt and dreams, juggling endless shifts and late-night study sessions. Sunflower yellow amidst the grimy alleys, oblivious to the danger lurking beneath her hopeful smile. "Plain," they call her, "basic." But her light, it's undeniable.

One fated night, a muttered curse, a stolen glance. Their worlds, oil and water, are destined to collide. Can sunshine melt the frost around a killer's heart? Or will their tangled destinies ignite a storm that consumes them both?

The Hitman’s Sunshine

[MUSIC RECOMMENDATION: DEAR NAME ~ IU]

The jet black-tinted car pulled up in front of an ash building. The building looked almost like a castle located on the outskirts of the city.

Lily noticed other cars in front of theirs, as people dressed in gowns and suits trouped inside the castle-like building. She couldn't believe a house like this one would exist in modern times. Despite the approaching dawn, the house still stood tall, in awe of the onlookers.

Raven turned to notice the anxious look on the girl's face. He raised his hand, tucking the small hair that was falling on her face caused by the night breeze.

"Breathe, Puffin," Raven said, touching her face slightly in the process.

Lily gulped, "I'm scared I won't fit in. Everyone here looks rich, I feel like the oddball," she said finally, trying to stop her hands from trembling.

REVERSE SERENDIPITY