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

"Miho," I asked my tigress as I was brushing her hair, sitting at the edge of the lower bed as she sat on the floor with her legs stretched out.

"How do you feel?" Her hair ran silky smooth through my fingers and probably didn't need any brushing, but I wouldn't have traded this chance with anything in the world, for I knew that this could be the last time I get to touch her beautiful hair.

"I'm feeling great. I have a good feeling about tonight. Everything's going to be fantastic."

She spread her legs wide and took turns touching each toe with her hands, stretching.

She wasn't lying to calm my nerves. There was a genuine sense of tranquility in her voice, with a hint of excitement looking forward to what was to come.

I've seen and helped Miho to get ready to go for work before though, so I knew despite her calmness it was clear that this was a big night for her too.