Toobo

A kind girl falls in love with a vicious killer. Unhinged Yuri story set in Seoul.

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“Like a prey waiting with a trap, I missed my predator. 

I missed her touch in the places I’ve never been touched. 

I wanted to hear her sing the songs that I’ve never heard.”

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As the blood dripped off the knife she held firmly in her pale hand, I saw my reflection in the cold blade that had just taken the life of a man. 

I dreamed of magical moments like this every day. 

Something - someone to come and free me from the suffocating monotony of normalcy. 

She stormed into my life brandishing death, and in the moment of madness, my heart fluttered.

Then she came to my place, uninvited. I treated her wounds and fed her. She slept on my couch like a cat. We started our lives together. Death bound us like the knot of tie I fixed for her as she left for work - to kill, kill, and to kill again. 

I spent countless nights sitting in darkness, on my couch hugging my knees, gripped with worry and excitement. I prayed for her safe return home, but I did not pray for the souls she’d be sending to hell. 

But she always returned, like a stray cat coming for food in the back alley behind a restaurant. I was the cook who put out the food for her, stroked her, and gave her shelter.

A stray cat. A great feline predator. She was mine and mine alone. 

Together we laughed, alone I cried. 

Together we laughed, alone I cried. 

But I think we also loved. 

I think. 

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This is a dark and twisted psychological slice-of-life romantic comedy with a sprinkle of inspiration from the noir genre. If that doesn’t make sense, it’s because it doesn’t.

Miho the Killer

As I opened my eyes, I saw Miho's face. Concerned.

Noticing that I was awake again, she leaned down a little, bringing her face closer to mine. Strains of her hair draped down and tickled my cheek.

She asked me in her gentle, husky, yet soothing voice.

I was a little disoriented and couldn't exactly remember what happened immediately before, but I sure was happy to see her the first thing I woke up.

"What happened?" I asked her, confused.

"You had a sudden seizure. Doctors couldn't really tell what caused it, but they say the medication they gave you should help. Do you feel better now?"

"Sigh… I'm glad you are OK now. I was worried about you."

"I shouldn't have thrown you that thing. I didn't think things through."

Intruders