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Chae-ah is an ordinary taxi driver who attends Mass every Sunday. But when she crosses paths with Yunsu, a vampire, she unwittingly is forced to become his accomplice; his food delivery woman, if you will. But Chae-ah refuses to be a victim, and soon, the two of them find themselves ensnared in the others' traps.

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Chae-ah Chae-a is an ordinary taxi driver who attends Mass every Sunday. But when she crosses paths with Yunsu, a vampire, she unwittingly is forced to become his accomplice; his food delivery woman, if you will. But Chae-ah Chae-a refuses to be a victim, and soon, the two of them find themselves ensnared in the others' traps.
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* AbusiveParents: Chae-ah's grandmother abused her due to her looking like her mother, whom her grandmother hated and blames for not being able to see her son once before his death.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Chae-ah is a very reserved woman, and even though she has a temper, she does her best to keep it in check.
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: [[spoiler:When Chae-ah confronts Haewon in a bid to get Yunsu to kill him, Haewon knocks her out, kidnaps her, and tries to force her to sign a marriage certificate.]]
* BatmanGambit: After being kidnapped by [[spoiler:Haewon while teaming up with Yunsu to kill him,]] Chae-ah realizes that [[spoiler:Yunsu has planned to have her kill Haewon for him. So she makes a gamble, betting that it was actually ''her'' blood he smelled the day she first stabbed Haewon. So she stabs herself, leading Yunsu to kill Haewon in a bloodthirsty haze and keeping her own hands clean.]]
* BattleOfWits: Might as well be "Battle of Wits: The Series". The entire premise is Chae-ah attempting to either escape or trick Yunsu, and Yunsu trying to ensnare Chae-ah.
* BelligerentSexualTension: A very dark example with Chae-ah and Yunsu; they do bicker a lot, to the point more than a few readers have pointed out they're almost LikeAnOldMarriedCouple with a kid (Grimm), but their fights are often a matter of life or death.
* {{Bloodlust}}: Yunsu’s eyes glow bright yellow whenever blood is spilled in his presence, like when Chae-ah purposefully cuts herself as an experiment.
* BoundAndGagged: When Chae-ah is kidnapped by [[spoiler:Leo, he ties her up and locks her in a closet while using her blood to lure Yunsu. Chae-ah sneaks in a pair of scissors to free herself, but she is unable to escape the closet on her own]].
* BrokenTears: Chae-ah sheds these during her DespairEventHorizon, after she keeps seeing Haewon everywhere, scaring her half to death.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler:Yunsu ends up promising to let Chae-ah go at one point, and since a vampire’s promise is binding, he can’t kill her, no matter what.]]
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: If only Chae-ah hadn’t mentioned seeing Yunsu with a woman to the people at church… a woman who turned out to be one of his victims.
* CoverIdentityAnomaly: Leo has the ability to shapeshift as other people, but [[spoiler:his gross misunderstanding of Chae-ah and Yunsu's relationship gets him found out almost immediately. When he pretends to be Yunsu, Chae-ah immediately knows it's not him when he ask where he told her Grimm was; Yunsu never told her this information. When he pretends to be Chae-ah, Yunsu catches on when "she" hugs him back]].

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* AbusiveParents: Chae-ah's Chae-a's grandmother abused her due to her looking like her mother, whom her grandmother hated and blames for not being able to see her son once before his death.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Chae-ah Chae-a is a very reserved woman, and even though she has a temper, she does her best to keep it in check.
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: [[spoiler:When Chae-ah Chae-a confronts Haewon in a bid to get Yunsu to kill him, Haewon knocks her out, kidnaps her, and tries to force her to sign a marriage certificate.]]
* BatmanGambit: After being kidnapped by [[spoiler:Haewon while teaming up with Yunsu to kill him,]] Chae-ah Chae-a realizes that [[spoiler:Yunsu has planned to have her kill Haewon for him. So she makes a gamble, betting that it was actually ''her'' blood he smelled the day she first stabbed Haewon. So she stabs herself, leading Yunsu to kill Haewon in a bloodthirsty haze and keeping her own hands clean.]]
* BattleOfWits: Might as well be "Battle of Wits: The Series". The entire premise is Chae-ah Chae-a attempting to either escape or trick Yunsu, and Yunsu trying to ensnare Chae-ah.Chae-a.
* BelligerentSexualTension: A very dark example with Chae-ah Chae-a and Yunsu; they do bicker a lot, to the point more than a few readers have pointed out they're almost LikeAnOldMarriedCouple with a kid (Grimm), but their fights are often a matter of life or death.
* {{Bloodlust}}: Yunsu’s eyes glow bright yellow whenever blood is spilled in his presence, like when Chae-ah Chae-a purposefully cuts herself as an experiment.
* BoundAndGagged: When Chae-ah Chae-a is kidnapped by [[spoiler:Leo, he ties her up and locks her in a closet while using her blood to lure Yunsu. Chae-ah Chae-a sneaks in a pair of scissors to free herself, but she is unable to escape the closet on her own]].
* BrokenTears: Chae-ah Chae-a sheds these during her DespairEventHorizon, after she keeps seeing Haewon everywhere, scaring her half to death.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler:Yunsu ends up promising to let Chae-ah Chae-a go at one point, and since a vampire’s promise is binding, he can’t kill her, no matter what.]]
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: If only Chae-ah Chae-a hadn’t mentioned seeing Yunsu with a woman to the people at church… a woman who turned out to be one of his victims.
* CoverIdentityAnomaly: Leo has the ability to shapeshift as other people, but [[spoiler:his gross misunderstanding of Chae-ah Chae-a and Yunsu's relationship gets him found out almost immediately. When he pretends to be Yunsu, Chae-ah Chae-a immediately knows it's not him when he ask where he told her Grimm was; Yunsu never told her this information. When he pretends to be Chae-ah, Chae-a, Yunsu catches on when "she" hugs him back]].



* CrimeOfSelfDefense: The crime Chae-ah committed that made her an ex-con involved her [[spoiler:stabbing her abusive, {{Yandere}} boyfriend with a knife. ]]

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* CrimeOfSelfDefense: The crime Chae-ah Chae-a committed that made her an ex-con involved her [[spoiler:stabbing her abusive, {{Yandere}} boyfriend with a knife. ]]



* DespairEventHorizon: Chae-ah hits hers when [[spoiler:her ex-boyfriend comes back into the picture and resumes stalking her, to the point she has a breakdown in the rain and makes a deal with Yunsu to get rid of him.]]
* DisappointingOlderSibling: How Chae-ah is unfairly seen by her family, due to being an ex-con from a CrimeOfSelfDefense.
* EnemyMine: Chae-ah ends up agreeing to work with Yunsu to [[spoiler:kill Haewon, so Yunsu can finally drink the blood he's wanted for years and so Chae-ah can finally get him out of her life.]]

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* DespairEventHorizon: Chae-ah Chae-a hits hers when [[spoiler:her ex-boyfriend comes back into the picture and resumes stalking her, to the point she has a breakdown in the rain and makes a deal with Yunsu to get rid of him.]]
* DisappointingOlderSibling: How Chae-ah Chae-a is unfairly seen by her family, due to being an ex-con from a CrimeOfSelfDefense.
* EnemyMine: Chae-ah Chae-a ends up agreeing to work with Yunsu to [[spoiler:kill Haewon, so Yunsu can finally drink the blood he's wanted for years and so Chae-ah Chae-a can finally get him out of her life.]]



* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even Yunsu doesn’t like Haewon, [[spoiler:Chae-ah’s StalkerWithACrush ex boyfriend.]]

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even Yunsu doesn’t like Haewon, [[spoiler:Chae-ah’s [[spoiler:Chae-a’s StalkerWithACrush ex boyfriend.]]



* FakeRelationship: When [[spoiler: Chae-ah's abusive ex boyfriend, Haewon, comes back into the picture]], Yunsu can't help but antagonize him by not only saying he and Chae-ah are dating, but that he's ''considering marrying her''.
* ForcedIntoEvil: Chae-ah is tricked by Yunsu into burying one of his kills, and he catches her on video doing it. This, combined with her past as an ex-con, is enough to blackmail her into being his accomplice.
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Yunsu first came across Chae-ah the day she [[spoiler:stabbed her abusive boyfriend, and became fixated on the scent of Haewon’s blood,]] [[spoiler:which turns out to have been Chae-ah’s.]]
* GoodIsNotSoft: Chae-ah is abrasive and tough, but she has to be when attempting to escape a murderous vampire. She even begins to partake in a Battle Of Wits with him.
* GruesomeGrandparent: Chae-ah’s abusive grandmother.

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* FakeRelationship: When [[spoiler: Chae-ah's Chae-a's abusive ex boyfriend, Haewon, comes back into the picture]], Yunsu can't help but antagonize him by not only saying he and Chae-ah Chae-a are dating, but that he's ''considering marrying her''.
* ForcedIntoEvil: Chae-ah Chae-a is tricked by Yunsu into burying one of his kills, and he catches her on video doing it. This, combined with her past as an ex-con, is enough to blackmail her into being his accomplice.
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Yunsu first came across Chae-ah Chae-a the day she [[spoiler:stabbed her abusive boyfriend, and became fixated on the scent of Haewon’s blood,]] [[spoiler:which turns out to have been Chae-ah’s.Chae-a’s.]]
* GoodIsNotSoft: Chae-ah Chae-a is abrasive and tough, but she has to be when attempting to escape a murderous vampire. She even begins to partake in a Battle Of Wits with him.
* GruesomeGrandparent: Chae-ah’s Chae-a’s abusive grandmother.



* LesserOfTwoEvils: When Chae-ah is forced to decide between going along with Yunsu’s lies or reconnecting with her ex boyfriend. Neither option is good, as Yunsu is a murderous vampire and her ex [[spoiler:is a stalker.]]

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* LesserOfTwoEvils: When Chae-ah Chae-a is forced to decide between going along with Yunsu’s lies or reconnecting with her ex boyfriend. Neither option is good, as Yunsu is a murderous vampire and her ex [[spoiler:is a stalker.]]



* LoveTriangle: Parodied. In one episode, Chae-ah realizes she has to choose between going along with Yunsu’s [[FakeRelationship lie]] (keep in mind, he’s a murderous vampire) or go along with her stalker ex boyfriend. She decides to side with Yunsu.
* ManipulativeBastard: ''Yunsu''. In the first few chapters he's able to get Chae-ah to bury one of his kills, and that's only the beginning.
* MistakenForRomance: Leo thinks that Yunsu and Chae-ah are a loving couple when it's more complicated than that. [[spoiler:This assumption leads to both of them seeing through his disguise]].

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* LoveTriangle: Parodied. In one episode, Chae-ah Chae-a realizes she has to choose between going along with Yunsu’s [[FakeRelationship lie]] (keep in mind, he’s a murderous vampire) or go along with her stalker ex boyfriend. She decides to side with Yunsu.
* ManipulativeBastard: ''Yunsu''. In the first few chapters he's able to get Chae-ah Chae-a to bury one of his kills, and that's only the beginning.
* MistakenForRomance: Leo thinks that Yunsu and Chae-ah Chae-a are a loving couple when it's more complicated than that. [[spoiler:This assumption leads to both of them seeing through his disguise]].



* SourOutsideSadInside: Chae-ah can appear temperamental and abrasive, but deep down she wishes her family actually cared about her and she’s truly afraid for her situation.
* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler: Chae-ah's abusive ex boyfriend. He stalked her while they were dating, and it was one of the many events that led to her stabbing him in self-defense.]]

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* SourOutsideSadInside: Chae-ah Chae-a can appear temperamental and abrasive, but deep down she wishes her family actually cared about her and she’s truly afraid for her situation.
* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler: Chae-ah's Chae-a's abusive ex boyfriend. He stalked her while they were dating, and it was one of the many events that led to her stabbing him in self-defense.]]



* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: [[spoiler: Haewon was violently possessive of Chae-ah, down to slapping her in the face for talking to a man she quite literally bumped in to.]]
* {{Yandere}}: Haewon Nam in spades. He starts off as [[spoiler:Chae-ah’s abusive, stalking ex-boyfriend,]] but when she and Yunsu [[spoiler:plot to kill him, he ends up knocking her out and kidnapping her in an attempt to force her to legally marry him.]]

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* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: [[spoiler: Haewon was violently possessive of Chae-ah, Chae-a, down to slapping her in the face for talking to a man she quite literally bumped in to.]]
* {{Yandere}}: Haewon Nam in spades. He starts off as [[spoiler:Chae-ah’s [[spoiler:Chae-a’s abusive, stalking ex-boyfriend,]] but when she and Yunsu [[spoiler:plot to kill him, he ends up knocking her out and kidnapping her in an attempt to force her to legally marry him.]]

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* BoundAndGagged: When Chae-ah is kidnapped by [[spoiler:Leo, he ties her up and locks her in a closet while using her blood to lure Yunsu. Chae-ah sneaks in a pair of scissors to free herself, but she is unable to escape the closet on her own]].










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* CoverIdentityAnomaly: Leo has the ability to shapeshift as other people, but [[spoiler:his gross misunderstanding of Chae-ah and Yunsu's relationship gets him found out almost immediately. When he pretends to be Yunsu, Chae-ah immediately knows it's not him when he ask where he told her Grimm was; Yunsu never told her this information. When he pretends to be Chae-ah, Yunsu catches on when "she" hugs him back]].





























































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* MistakenForRomance: Leo thinks that Yunsu and Chae-ah are a loving couple when it's more complicated than that. [[spoiler:This assumption leads to both of them seeing through his disguise]].































* {{Yandere}}: Haewon Nam in spades. He starts off as [[spoiler:Chae-ah’s abusive, stalking ex-boyfriend,]] but when she and Yunsu [[spoiler:plot to kill him, he ends up knocking her out and kidnapping her in an attempt to force her to legally marry him.]]

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\n* {{Yandere}}: Haewon Nam in spades. He starts off as [[spoiler:Chae-ah’s abusive, stalking ex-boyfriend,]] but when she and Yunsu [[spoiler:plot to kill him, he ends up knocking her out and kidnapping her in an attempt to force her to legally marry him.]]]]
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* BrokenTears: Chae-ah sheds these during her DespairEventHorizon, after she keeps seeing Haewon everywhere, scaring her half to death.


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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: If only Chae-ah hadn’t mentioned seeing Yunsu with a woman to the people at church… a woman who turned out to be one of his victims.


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* DisappointingOlderSibling: How Chae-ah is unfairly seen by her family, due to being an ex-con from a CrimeOfSelfDefense.


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* EvilIsNotWellLit: Yunsu is usually seen in shadows.


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* HellishPupils: Vampire’s eyes often glow bright yellow with strange pupils.


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* VampiricDraining: What Yunsu does to his victims. He drinks their blood, quite naturally for a vampire.
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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: [[spoiler:When Chae-ah confronts Haewon in a bid to get Yunsu to kill him, Haewon knocks her out, kidnaps her, and tries to force her to sign a marriage certificate.]]

* BatmanGambit: After being kidnapped by [[spoiler:Haewon while teaming up with Yunsu to kill him,]] Chae-ah realizes that [[spoiler:Yunsu has planned to have her kill Haewon for him. So she makes a gamble, betting that it was actually ''her'' blood he smelled the day she first stabbed Haewon. So she stabs herself, leading Yunsu to kill Haewon in a bloodthirsty haze and keeping her own hands clean.]]



* CrimeOfSelfDefense: The crime Chae-ah committed that made her an ex-con involved her [[spoiler:stabbing her abusive, {{Yandere}} boyfriend with a knife. ]]



* EnemyMine: Chae-ah ends up agreeing to work with Yunsu to [[spoiler:kill Haewon, so Yunsu can finally drink the blood he's wanted for years and so Chae-ah can finally get him out of her life.]]



* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Yunsu first came across Chae-ah the day she [[spoiler:stabbed her abusive boyfriend, and became fixated on the scent of Haewon’s blood,]] [[spoiler:which turns out to have been Chae-ah’s.]]

* GoodIsNotSoft: Chae-ah is abrasive and tough, but she has to be when attempting to escape a murderous vampire. She even begins to partake in a Battle Of Wits with him.



* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: [[spoiler: Haewon was violently possessive of Chae-ah, down to slapping her in the face for talking to a man she quite literally bumped in to.]]

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* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: [[spoiler: Haewon was violently possessive of Chae-ah, down to slapping her in the face for talking to a man she quite literally bumped in to.]]

* {{Yandere}}: Haewon Nam in spades. He starts off as [[spoiler:Chae-ah’s abusive, stalking ex-boyfriend,]] but when she and Yunsu [[spoiler:plot to kill him, he ends up knocking her out and kidnapping her in an attempt to force her to legally marry him.
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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler:Yunsu ends up promising to let Chae-ah go at one point, and since a vampire’s promise is binding, he can’t kill her, no matter what.]]


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* DespairEventHorizon: Chae-ah hits hers when [[spoiler:her ex-boyfriend comes back into the picture and resumes stalking her, to the point she has a breakdown in the rain and makes a deal with Yunsu to get rid of him.]]


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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even Yunsu doesn’t like Haewon, [[spoiler:Chae-ah’s StalkerWithACrush ex boyfriend.]]


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* LesserOfTwoEvils: When Chae-ah is forced to decide between going along with Yunsu’s lies or reconnecting with her ex boyfriend. Neither option is good, as Yunsu is a murderous vampire and her ex [[spoiler:is a stalker.]]

* LikeASonToMe: Yunsu genuinely does see Grimm as a son.


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* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Vampires’ eyes tend to glow bright yellow when they’re exposed to blood.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: For as cruel as Yunsu is, it seems he genuinely does care about Grimm as a son figure.
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*{{Bloodlust}}: Yunsu’s eyes glow bright yellow whenever blood is spilled in his presence, like when Chae-ah purposefully cuts herself as an experiment.


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*DaywalkingVampire: Neither Yunsu or Grimm seem to have any problems walking around in broad daylight.


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*ReligiousVampire: Yunsu regularly goes to Mass on Sundays, although whether he’s actually religious is left up in the air; it could just be part of his disguise.
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* CreepyChild: Grimm, due to also being a vampire and associated with Yunsu.

*FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Yunsu looks quite beautiful, but deep down he’s a murderous, sadistic vampire.


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* GruesomeGrandparent: Chae-ah’s abusive grandmother.

* LoveTriangle: Parodied. In one episode, Chae-ah realizes she has to choose between going along with Yunsu’s [[FakeRelationship lie]] (keep in mind, he’s a murderous vampire) or go along with her stalker ex boyfriend. She decides to side with Yunsu.


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*SlasherSmile: Yunsu grins these often, usually when he’s around blood.

* SourOutsideSadInside: Chae-ah can appear temperamental and abrasive, but deep down she wishes her family actually cared about her and she’s truly afraid for her situation.
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''Trapped'' is a KoreanWebtoon by Haemuri.

Chae-ah is an ordinary taxi driver who attends Mass every Sunday. But when she crosses paths with Yunsu, a vampire, she unwittingly is forced to become his accomplice; his food delivery woman, if you will. But Chae-ah refuses to be a victim, and soon, the two of them find themselves ensnared in the others' traps.

You can read ''Trapped'' [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/thriller/trapped/list?title_no=4635 here]].

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''Trapped'' contains examples of:

* AbusiveParents: Chae-ah's grandmother abused her due to her looking like her mother, whom her grandmother hated and blames for not being able to see her son once before his death.

*AloofDarkHairedGirl: Chae-ah is a very reserved woman, and even though she has a temper, she does her best to keep it in check.

*BattleOfWits: Might as well be "Battle of Wits: The Series". The entire premise is Chae-ah attempting to either escape or trick Yunsu, and Yunsu trying to ensnare Chae-ah.

*BelligerentSexualTension: A very dark example with Chae-ah and Yunsu; they do bicker a lot, to the point more than a few readers have pointed out they're almost LikeAnOldMarriedCouple with a kid (Grimm), but their fights are often a matter of life or death.

*FakeRelationship: When [[spoiler: Chae-ah's abusive ex boyfriend, Haewon, comes back into the picture]], Yunsu can't help but antagonize him by not only saying he and Chae-ah are dating, but that he's ''considering marrying her''.

*ForcedIntoEvil: Chae-ah is tricked by Yunsu into burying one of his kills, and he catches her on video doing it. This, combined with her past as an ex-con, is enough to blackmail her into being his accomplice.

*ManipulativeBastard: ''Yunsu''. In the first few chapters he's able to get Chae-ah to bury one of his kills, and that's only the beginning.

*OlderThanHeLooks: Due to being vampires, both Yunsu and Grimm are far older than they appear.

*OurVampiresAreDifferent: First, their eyes glow yellow rather than red. They don't seem to need to be invited inside, and there are no indications they can turn into bats. They can also walk in the sunlight. They do drink blood and need it, however.

*StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler: Chae-ah's abusive ex boyfriend. He stalked her while they were dating, and it was one of the many events that led to her stabbing him in self-defense.]]

*TallDarkAndHandsome: Yunsu has fair skin, jet black hair, seems tall, and is definitely a looker.

*WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: [[spoiler: Haewon was violently possessive of Chae-ah, down to slapping her in the face for talking to a man she quite literally bumped in to.]]

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