“ They're taking to the arms, the fathers and their sons, there's nowhere left to run and hide ”
poets of the fall - locking up the sun

Cha Sehyun was born in seoul, south korea, surrounded by… weapons and drugs. Oh of course, he was surrounded by love as well, but love was not the most obvious thing you could find in his environment. Officially, he was the newborn son of a really rich and powerful CEO from a technology company. In reality, Sehyun and his twin brother Hakyeon were born as the sons of the volpi gang leader, one of the most powerful (if not the most) gang of the whole country. Known for their drug trafficking and business in different clubs of hongdae and itaewon, they were feared and respected. Cha Byunghoon, the father, was ruthless and scary, but he was a wonderful father. He loved his wife more than anything in this world and had been ready to give up on the gang for her, but she had followed him and had paid the price. Three years after the twins were born, their mother died during the assault of a rival gang, leaving their father mourning – this was followed by said rival gang being literally erased from this world, one member by one member. Byunghoon took great care of his two sons and soon enough, he began teaching them how to survive in this world. Being their sons, they were in great danger of being attacked, so they needed to know how to defend themselves. During the following years, the twins were homeschooled, they learnt the basics of education and learnt the less basics things : martial arts, how to handle a gun, hos to be discreet. They were trained to be able to follow their father.

However, it was not enough for sehyun. He couldn’t stand not knowing some things, so when he reached the age of 10, he asked his father if he could actually go to school. He was discovered to be a genius and eventually graduated from high school at the age of 14. Going to school was not an easy task, he was followed by his father’s men to be sure he was fine, his brother kept on teasing him for Hakyeon was growing taller and stronger than him – but Sehyun would always shut him up. Byunghoon eventually realized what they were thinking. Hakyeon didn’t want to be his heir, he wanted to be strong to protect his brother, while Sehyun was growing intellectually to be able to conduct the business. They were the perfect pair, strong and intelligent, with a never-ending trust. They would make the gang blossom into the finest flower it could become. Sehyun followed his studies and graduated from university 3 years later, with both Business and Language majors. It was at this time that their father made them join the Volpi officially. As a symbol of them belonging to the gang, the siblings got the mark of the gang tattooed above their heart, a tribal fox, volpe meaning fox in Italian. And from this time, the troubles began.

“ I'll need to flash a smile, I'll be the super-absorbent-man, watch them flock to me in single file “
poets of the fall - passion colors everything

One year later, during a major business trade with a Chinese triad, Byunghoon and his right-hand men got attacked by a growing rival gang. When they realized what was happening, it was already too late, the boss was dead. As the news reached the headquarters, all the members turned to Byunghoon’s successors, expecting them to become the new bosses somehow. And bosses they became. Strangely enough, none of the members seemed angry that 18-year-old boys were to give them orders. All had recognized their talents and respected them, besides, they trusted them to follow after this father they loved so much. As their father had thought, Sehyun took over the gang and became their leader, under the name of Ghost. He got himself another tattoo to symbolize his new crown, a fox and a rose entangled, on his right side. One thing that had to be noticed : no member of the gang knew their names or faces, Byunghoon had been very strict with this. Only his right-hand man and his son, Yongguk, knew their names, and chosen trainers knew their faces. Obviously, Sehyun chose to keep said Yongguk close to him, being the only person he could trust that was not Hakyeon. The three males knew the gang by heart, and Sehyun had studied enough to know exactly what was going on inside. However, he didn’t know what was happening outside and he was furious about that. He decided that it was time for the gang to grow and he knew exactly what to do.

During the following two years, Sehyun expanded their business considerably. His partnerships with the Chinese and Hongkongese triads grew a lot more and it didn’t stop to drugs. He started selling weapons as well, even among other gangs. He was not stupid however and wanted to protect his identity. Knowing his body could easily be mistaken for one of a lady, he asked Yongguk to play the role of the gang leader, while he would be his mistress. Needless to say, it amused the older male a lot and he accepted right away. He knew what was at stake and even though he found it funny, he knew it had to be done to protect his leader. While Hakyeon stayed in the headquarters to coordinate everything, the ‘couple’ visited small gangs to ask them to ally with the Volpi and soon enough, they became the most powerful gang of South Korea. He didn’t stop there. With his contacts in China, he developed a Chinese branch of the Volpi, then he turned towards Japan and he conquered Asia. Friends of his father from all over the world contacted him and his influence grew to reach Europe and the United States. The gang became a whole empire governed by Sehyun himself. He decided to send the members he trusted the most to take care of all those countries and allowed them to decide for themselves, though he would check behind them from time to time. Everyone knew the name ‘Ghost’, everyone feared him. When he was 20, he decided that it was still not enough. The business was great, it didn’t need more, but he lacked information on his enemies.  

“ I've heard the rumors, started fires, I sowed a sordid lot of plays
for keeps for what I need, behold the demons that I freed “
poets of the fall - roses

Using the company of his father as a cover, he appointed Yongguk as the new CEO, following after the “tragic sudden death” of the previous CEO – which was announced 3 years late but hey, the employees didn’t need to know that. Officially, he had left for the US three years before to take care of their American branch, leaving Yongguk to take care of the Korean one, and died during a car accident. It was only legitimate that Yongguk would take over the whole company, and everyone accepted it. The male had also been trained by his father when he was alive, so he knew exactly what he was doing. Sehyun became his secretary and started recruiting employees. However, those employees were not simple employees : hidden hackers, pickpockets, members of different gangs under his own, he searched for all of them and contacted them. He offered them money and a stable job (a stable cover) in exchange for their services. They would be protected from the police, paid and would have a comfortable life. Obviously, all of them agreed. He also got in touch with actual members of the Volpi who were still working outside, and members who were ‘transparent’ enough to be working everywhere. He got them jobs in strategical companies either owned by his associates or too stupid to realize what was going on. Telephone companies, security companies, even restaurants and cafes, he had agents everywhere.

Sehyun himself got involved. Seeing as no one knew he was Ghost, he acted as a y crossdresser in a gay club he owned. This club was known to be a major place for gang trades, so who was he to miss that ? Acting as a hostess and a e, he seduced the members of the other gangs enough to make them spill their secrets, or simply ask his own members to make him attend their meetings. He was seen as a defenseless rose, and even though they could see his tattoo, none of them thought he could be a danger. He slept with countless of gang members : he liked the , got paid and got information, it was perfect ! His network of spies grew larger and larger – and after a while, the police started feeling that something was wrong.

When Sehyun saw Oh Sangjoong for the first time, it was in this underground gay club in Hongdae in 2011. He had recognized the detective right away – he seemed everything but comfortable in this place and it amused the young boy a lot, though he had to say he was kind of admirative : it was the first time a detective had managed to reach this place. Perfectly disguised as a beautiful lady, he went to him and asked what such a lovely policeman was doing here. He got shoved aside right away and it took him all his self-control not to smirk at him. Immediately, the boy was attracted to the detective’s natural strength. He watched him as he questioned people and made a ruckus in his club, efficiently catching some members of his gang while everyone tried to flee. He left in turn, ready to act.

“ That is when it seems, We move in circles day to day, Twist the drama of the play to get us by ”
poets of the fall - lift

A few weeks after this incident, everything was silent. No word had been spoken about what happened, the police trying desperately to keep it as secret as possible. In a quiet part of the city, an old lady was struggling with big bags of groceries. She was soon approached by a shy and delicate young male who offered to help her. The lady accepted and led him to her house, while chatting happily with him. The male looked young and was easily blushing, which amused her a lot. Once they reached their destination, the lady offered him some money in exchange but the boy blushed and refused, saying he just did that to help. They started bickering softly, but were soon interrupted by the loud sound of the door. Both turned their head to see a tall man, who immediately seemed suspicious of him. The old lady explained him what had happened while the young male bowed respectively, and tried to escape, not before being caught by the old lady, who forced him to take the money with a laugh. The shy boy bowed again and thanked her, before leaving peacefully. Once he left the house, the boy grinned. His trap had been set.

Sehyun had done his job well. His spies had told him everything about this guy. Oh Sangjoong, 39 years old, senior detective, nicknamed the Mad Dog, lost his daughter two years ago. They gave him the address of his mother and the boy knew immediately what he had to do. Disguised as a shy young adult named Nam Taehyun, he approached Sangjoong’s mother and helped her. Pretexting that his mother was in the nearby hospital, he explained that he was often in this district. After a while, the old lady took a liking to this young lad who was helping kids and old ladies and invited him to her house. They discussed a lot and he confessed that his mother was really sick and that he had dropped college to be able to pay for her medical bills. Touched by this hardworking kid, she told him that she needed help in her flower shop and that she would gladly teach him and take him under her wings. The gang leader started working at the flower shop regularly, at the surprise of Hakyeon, who started moking him, calling him a fragile rose. He and Yongguk would come to pick Sehyun up after his work and kept him updated with the gang’s business and the police’s investigation. One of their spies inside the police office sent them the progress and they acted in accordance to it. Every once in a while, the boy would have an afternoon free to “go visit his mom” and he’d use it to go with Yongguk (as his girlfriend) to meet the other gangs. For every lunch, the old lady brought him to her house to eat lunch with her and he would help her regularly to clean or do grocery shopping. She got used to him and would often invite Sangjoong over so that the detective could have some company. At first, Sehyun acted like he was scared of the detective and shy of asking questions, but the old lady encouraged him. He started to act curious and asked several questions about his job, if he liked it and how dangerous it was, nothing that could alarm the detective. Sometimes, the detective would start talking about the gang to them, and more often to his mother alone – though his mother would often ramble about it to Sehyun. This scheme lasted for about one year before Sehyun realized that Sangjoong was getting dangerously close to some of his affairs.

“ Shadows cast without a streak of fear, moments past, held so dear,
a lock of hair, a touch of lip, a lashing whip ”
poets of the fall – choice millionaire

In 2012, as Sehyun was working in the flower shop, he got a call from Yongguk. The male, breathless, told him that the police had arrived at the place where they were trading drugs. He had managed to escape but several men had died or been taken, especially some of their high-level members. Sehyun cursed, understanding that one of their spies in the police station had been discovered (he had two, just in case). However, that was not the worse. Their main rival, the Genesis gang had also attacked their headquarters at the same moment and had caught some of their members as hostages, one of them being Hakyeon. Sehyun felt as the world was crumbling down. Hakyeon was his other half and he wouldn’t forgive himself if something was to happen to him. He told the old lady his mother had a problem and he left the shop without a second thought. He ran to their hideout where Yongguk was waiting for him. Good thing, no one knew he had a twin brother, and he was ready to play with that. He changed his clothes to something similar to what Hakyeon was wearing that day (he had seen him the morning, he could say thanks to his good memory) and entered the headquarters of his rival gang, covered by his men. While he was in the main hall, his men secretly went to free his brother. After several shots, the leader of the rival gang faced him, shocked. Sehyun laughed, “why are you surprised ? I’m a Ghost after all, your walls can’t keep me”. They left, hiding Hakyeon so that no one could see him, but because of his grand gestures, his rival had noticed his second tattoo while his shirt was up. Seeing as he had revealed his identity, the male started hiding in the flower shop, sure that no one would get to find him here. One month later, as he was getting ready to finish his day, Sangjoong arrived in the flower shop with a junior of his and asked them if they had ever met someone with a tattoo of a fox and a rose. He was getting closer to catching Ghost, so he was determined and Sehyun understood that his rival had tipped the police about him somehow. Getting excited at the prospect of a new game, the boy shook his head no before leaving the shop. There, in front of the window, he slowly but surely stretched, the skin of his belly and side showing the said tattoo. The junior immediately shook Detective Oh’s arm and showed him. Sehyun turned to face him, before smirking condescendingly at him, revealing the mask he’d been hiding for a year and a half now. Sangjoong growled and ran, but it was too late, the boy had already disappeared.

For the following six months, a real game of hide-and-seek took place. Sehyun enjoyed deeply seeing how frustrated Sangjoong became. He would come tempt him and disappear right after. But the male knew his time was limited. The Genesis gang was after him now that they knew his face and he found himself in death-threatening situations more times than he could count. Feeling that his life was definitely in danger, he thought about a way to get safe for a while. He may be tough, but he surely didn’t want to die. Both Hakyeon and Yongguk tried to convince him that it was a bad idea but he didn’t listen to them. He made Yongguk promise to keep Hakyeon safe and sound, and he left for the police station. Needless to say, Sangjoong got quite a shock when he opened the door of his office to find Sehyun sitting on his desk, playing childishly with a pen. There, he asked to conclude a deal : he would surrender to the police right now, plead guilty and go to jail but in exchange, they had to keep the trial secret. No one was to know he was in jail. Sangjoong was wary at first, seeing as this kid had been playing with him for more than a year, but it was better than nothing. Sehyun wanted to protect his own life, so he was alive and in jail. He was also ready to give information about other gangs if he asked, except if they were used to harm his own gang. But in the end, the deal was concluded and Sehyun was put to jail in 2013. He was not very happy to hear that they needed him to get out since he was perfectly safe, but a new game is always exciting !