darkness liked to creep upon the walls of a small city in south korea where vampires and warlocks and werewolves and other magical creatures roamed. it was closed off to the entire world, aside from those humans that were lucky enough to make it through. it happened so often that hunters had started to make their way, but they're hidden. in particular, this place is home to a clan ran by xu minghao. a clan that can keep the darkness out.

some people fall in love with the wrong people sometimes. joshua hong knew this more than anybody else. not from personal experience, but from seeing his parents' ongoing arguments that his father loved to take out on him. he lived a life of luxury and loneliness. he was privileged, he knew that much, but that didn't mean he was happy. he used to be, but as he grew up, how could he be?