pairing: sungchan x fem!reader
cw: noncon, murder, necro but not really, kidnapping, coercion.
don’t read if uncomfortable
the old sedan groaned against the gravel, eating at the last of your patience. nebraska. the word tasted of ash on your tongue. not that chicago had given you much solace these last few months–too much commotion. so against your better judgement, back to your home it was.
practically in the middle of nowhere—your lucky night—a low thump meddling to the ground. a curse escapes your lips, your foot presses harder on gas, scanning the barren landscape, desperate for some sign of life.
a motel sign, faded yellow, loomed ahead, its “welcome” sign–though barely legible–catches your eye. you swung the wheel hard, tires crunching against the gravel driveway. the place you arrived at was a decrepit relic, paint peeling like sunburnt skin, the windows vacant, the words shady shear motel flickering, appearing like a message to “decode.” your face cringed at the sight, but the insistent hiss of your tire gave you no other choice. you cut the engine off, the silence of the night, deafening.
midnight. no chance of being able to call your mom without sending her into a heart attack. only six hours of hell, you thought to yourself. you grabbed your phone and charger–pratically the only two things that mattered in your life–pushing open the grimy door. a jangling bell above the door, causing a figure upright, his eyes piercing into your soul. hesitantly, you approach the desk, the receptionist blinking slowly, his eyes resembling the vacant windows of the motel.
“hi” you began, scratching self-consciously at the nape of your neck, “could i get a room?”
he stared blankly, an uneasy gaze. then a voice so monotone it sounded fake, “$39.”
you pat your pockets, a wave of dread washing over you.wallet. left in the glovebox of your car. “do you guys take tap pay?” you ask, lips forming into a shaky smile.
a slow deliberate roll of his eyes.“you don't have money?”
your brows furrow. “i do, it’s just in my car…i’ll be fast.” he merely nods, eyes scanning you back to the sedan. a shiver, fleeting and unwavering, curled around your spine. he watched you from the dirtied window, rummaging through the glovebox. you retrieve your wallet, and return to the counter, handing him the crumpled spare cash you’d forgotten.
he slid a heavy, metal-tagged key across the counter, “room 8”
you flash him a faint smile, grabbing your wallet. taking a quick glance at the nameplate beside the bell. “thanks, sungchan.” you acknowledge you turn to leave, keys cool in your hand.
“wait.” he called, voice still flat, stopping you cold.
your eyes look back as far as physically possible before you’re turning around and retreating. sungchan shook his head slightly, a strange, almost amused glint in his eyes. “nothing. just couldn’t help noticing your tire.” he gestured toward the car, illuminated by the motel lights.
“oh yeah..” you mumbled, a wry laugh escaping your lips. “decided to go flat on me.” his eyebrow arches, a flicker of something unreadable across his face, "i could help you fix it?” he inquires, your face lights up at his request, but then you really take in his words causing your face to drop. you shake your head, “i don’t… i don’t have money to pay..”
sungchan pulls himself from the chair, rising to his full, towering height. “don’t have to.” he murmurs. he bent under the counter, retrieving a heavy toolbox. as he straightened back out, his size seemed to dwarf you, along with the lobby. you blink a few times, amazed at his astonishing height.
the conversation that followed was dull and brief;he’d fix your tire, and you’d be well on your way. he strides over to the door, holding it open for you with his freakishly long arm. you smile again, walking past, the unsettling feeling of his eyes on you once again.
outside, he placed the toolbox on the cracked concrete, followed by a loud clang. “got a spare?” your eyes dart around the oppressive darkness, pretending to think, shaking your head no with great shame.
“thought so.” he says, too quietly. he turned, unlocking his truck to grab his tire out the boot. he maneuvers things around in the bed, trying to find the tire. finally, he wrestled out a full-sized tire, then returned, rolling it towards you.
“you can take this one.” he stated, a directive more than an offer. you nodded, sinking down onto a nearby parking block, immediately checking your phone for the time, praying for the time to go quicker. you didn’t even notice he was finished, until his large shadow loomed over you, and you saw him dusting his hands.
“can’t believe i fixed a tire in the middle of the night.” he mused, a dry edge to his voice.
you stood, analyzing the car, as if you could discern the quality of his work. you hand grazed along his forearm in a quick, fleeting gesture. “thank you.” he nods, “wanna take it for a test drive?”
“sure.” you said, a yawn escaping. “do you mind driving, i’m getting sleepy.”
as you pull out the driveway, a cold, unsettling realization starts to dawn upon you. no seatbelt. allowing a motel receptionist to fix your tire–for free. and now, letting him drive you into the unknown at 1 in the morning. your mother’s face flashes in your mind, thinking what would it be like if she found this out.
“what’s your name?” he abruptly questions, breaking the silence. you sidled him, giving your name hesitantly. sungchan chuckles, “you don’t have to be so reserved, kid. i’m not gonna bite.” you roll your eyes, you could say the same for him. his odd responses, the constant nodding instead of a basic response and just how quiet he seemed.
“hm, okay.” you respond, crossing your arms. “why do you seem so quiet?” his eyes stay fixated on the road, shrugging his shoulders.
“don’t know, been like that since i was kid.” the casualness of the conversation, juxtaposed to the uneasy feeling that settled in your gut, sent a fresh shiver down your spine. you would decide to end the conversation there, focusing on the road ahead.
except, this was nowhere near the motel. though you had not known this area, it was clear. the thought sparked, then flared into an alarm. maybe he’s driving the tires down to match the others?
your hands unknowingly tightened on the seatbelt. the streetlights thinned, then died out completely. only your car’s headlights pierced the void. then, he turned. not onto another road, but a path. a barely visible trail that seemed to claw its way into the woods. “where…are you going?” you question sungchan with great trepidation in your voice, swallowed by the sound of branches scraping against the windows. no response, his hands, massive on the steering wheel, tightened. the car plunged deeper into the woods, the trees closing in like a suffocating shroud. your heart hammered against your ribcage, a frantic bird in its cage.
“hey, this is nowhere near the motel!” your voice cracked. “take me back! now!” sungchan slammed on the brakes. the car lurching to a halt, the engine dying with a soft sigh. slowly his gaze averts from the windshield, locking on to you. in the faint, otherworldly glow of dash lights, his eyes were not merely vacant. holding this deep, macabre darkness that instilled this seeping fear in you.
“please-” the word barely escaped, a desperate gasp, before his large hand, littered with callouses cups your mouth, muffling your words. harsh , ragged breaths tore through your nostrils. his free hand, slow and deliberate, unbuckled your seatbelt. sungchan’s movements are tedious, eyes fixated on your terrified ones. you’re a statue, the leather cold against your clammy skin.
“open your door.” he demanded, a low growl emitting. your mind rattled, struggling to process. your body twisted against the door, fingers fumbling. when it clicked open, you instinctively shoved at him, falling backwards. run. the single primal command screamed in your mind. scrambling to your feet, sprinting into complete darkness. the echo of your ragged breathing is heavy against your ears. sounds of sticks crunching below your feet, heart threatening to burst out your chest. you spun, desperate to get a glimpse of something. then, the ground fell from beneath you. you were airborne, hoisted, a puppet in his strapping grip.
you flail in his hold, fists pounding against his broad back, feet kicking wildly at his abdomen. “stop fucking kicking!” he roared, and a sharp pain, blinding pain erupted at the back of your head, as he struck you. despite his towering height, his senses clearly were not heightened. he hurls you to the dirt. you hit the ground hard, gasping, but before you could recover, he was on you, his crushing weight. his hands, tearing at your clothes.
in the harsh darkness, he didn’t need to sight to find you. his rough hands kneading your breasts hard, a searing pain with each brutal touch. you squirm under him, desperate to dislodge him, to escape. sungchan pulled you in tighter, a low rumble in his chest, as if wishing he could see your body, illuminated by a moonlight, that seized to exist.
hot tears stream down your face as his hand snaked lower, tracing a path down your torso, reaching for the waistband of your jeans.
“no, no, no.” you screamed in his face, thrashing like a cornered animal. sungchan groaned, a guttural sound of his frustration. his right hand clamped your throat, shoving you deeper into the earth. with his other hand he fumbled in his pocket, a glint of cold steel emerging. the moment the cold metal meets your trachea, every movement, every desperate struggle, froze. you felt not just frozen, but utterly, terrifyingly still, as if life had already begun to drain. sweat beaded on your forehead, a hopeless internal plea to suppress the scream that threatened to release from your chest.
but even if you wanted to, you couldn’t. sungchan’s hand slipped under your waistband, underneath the elastic of your panties, and a choked guttural cry rips from your throat, your body turning cold.
“you just can’t be quiet.” sungchan growls, frightening vibrations against the darkness. those were the last words your brain could fully process before the cold–now searing hot–metal sinks past your flesh, past your trachea, slicing the artery that governed every last will you had left to fight back. the silk-like warmth of your blood welled, then pooled down his hand, the sensation causing him to jerk, driving the knife even deeper.
you choked, taking in deep agonal gasps, somehow able to make out his bloodshot eyes in the inky blackness. the final image seared itself in your brain as your body slowly gave out. sungchan’s hand dug deeper into your core, his erection pressed hard against your now still body.
“wished you would’ve stayed quiet.” he murmured, in his slow, deep voice.