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Peace and forgiveness, right within reach.

And he can’t touch her.

(And then, later —

He’s standing on the docks of Ketterdam. He’s made Pekka kneel before him as he talks about Jordie. Gotten the closest thing to justice that can exist in a life like his. And despite all the darkness and pain she’s seen in it, Inej stands beside Kaz and tells him she’s not giving up, that she believes Ketterdam is worth saving. Believes he’s still worth saving. 

And he cautiously reaches out —

pairing — taeyong x female reader

word count — 17.9k

genres — mafia au, undercover au, crime, thriller, angst, implied sexual content

warnings — scenes of graphic violence, gun violence, torture, heavy swearing, toxic relationship, one instance of misogyny (side characters), drug use, alcohol use, gratuitous amount of blood, degradation (not in a kinky way)

summary — The job was simple—infiltrate the ranks of the drug empire, collect enough intel for a raid, and get out all in a matter of months. Then Lee Taeyong—extortionist, right hand man, torturer supreme—enters the chessboard claiming he wants to help, and you’re taken on the wildest ride of your life.

dedicated to — @taeyongtime​ for being my biggest source of motivation for writing this. i could never have squeezed in weeks’ of writing into a few days without your support <3 

note — part of the criminal!nct collab by @neovisioned​ here. please check out the other authors’ work as well!

in no way do i intend to romanticize, sexualize or glorify the situations and circumstances depicted in this, and if any segment of it comes off that way, please do point it out so i can fix it. some of the official terminology/procedure used in this fic was referenced from this book. unedited.

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“Cut his tongue out.”