"Bound by Darkness" ~Jungkook ff~

~•Introduction•~

Y/N

Y/N had never been a stranger to darkness, both metaphorical and literal. At 26 years old, she had built a reputation as one of the sharpest private investigators in the city. Her job wasn't glamorous, but it was necessary. Years of dealing with criminals, liars, and the corrupt had hardened her, but it had also honed her instincts, making her dangerously good at what she did. With a background in law enforcement, Y/N had once believed in the black-and-white morality of justice. But that was before the system failed her, before she lost the one person she'd ever truly cared about.

Now, everything she did was driven by a singular purpose: revenge. Jeon Jungkook was the man responsible for the ruin of her life, the reason for every sleepless night and the fuel behind her relentless pursuit of justice-or perhaps vengeance. Her once bright, hopeful gaze had been replaced by a steely determination, her eyes constantly scanning her surroundings, never missing a detail.

She was independent, headstrong, and unwilling to let anyone-or anything-stand in her way. And yet, beneath that hardened exterior, there were scars. Scars she had buried so deep that even she refused to acknowledge them. But it was these very scars that had led her to Jungkook.

Jeon Jungkook

Jeon Jungkook was the definition of a self-made man. At 28, he was already at the top of the criminal world, a position he had earned through blood, manipulation, and an unsettling charisma that both terrified and fascinated people. He wasn't born into power, but he had learned early on that the world was a game of survival, and he was determined to win. Now, he controlled the city's underworld with an iron grip, his name whispered in fearful tones by those who dared to cross him.

But Jungkook wasn't just a mindless thug. He was intelligent, strategic, and devastatingly charming when he wanted to be. He could go from cold and calculating to disarmingly charismatic in the blink of an eye, and it was this unpredictability that made him so dangerous. He wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty, but more often than not, he didn't need to-his influence was enough to get others to do the dirty work for him.

On the surface, Jungkook appeared untouchable, the perfect image of control and power. But beneath that facade, there was a man who had clawed his way up from nothing, who had survived every betrayal, every attempt on his life, and come out stronger for it. His life was built on the ashes of those who had underestimated him, and he wasn't about to let anyone-especially Y/N-take that from him.

Their Connection

Y/N and Jungkook's lives had collided in the most brutal way possible. Y/N's investigation into the city's underground crime network had led her straight to Jungkook, and what had begun as a hunt for justice quickly turned personal. She had lost someone-someone who had meant everything to her-and all roads led back to him.

Jungkook, on the other hand, saw Y/N as nothing more than a thorn in his side at first. She was persistent, clever, and far more capable than most of the law enforcement he dealt with. But there was something else about her-something that intrigued him, despite himself. She wasn't afraid of him, and that alone set her apart from everyone else in his world. Her hatred, her relentless pursuit-it amused him. It fascinated him.

Now, their paths were intertwined, two forces in constant opposition. Y/N wanted nothing more than to see Jungkook destroyed, to bring him down and make him pay for what he had done. But the more time they spent locked in this twisted dance, the harder it became to deny the pull between them.

It was a game neither of them could afford to lose.