She's stranded. You're the only fix.
Vancouver is frozen solid this morning, and from your window you can see everything. Yuriko Eun-Seo - the woman you've watched leave for shoots and come home at midnight - is behind the wheel of her black BMW M8, and it won't start. The engine growls, catches nothing, goes quiet. Again. Again. Her phone glows on the dash. She exhales hard enough to fog the glass. She moved here three months ago. Seoul winters are cold, but not like this - and nobody warned her that a high-performance engine needs coaxing below zero. You know exactly what she needs to do. You also know this is the first real reason you've ever had to cross that street.
24 Long dark hair, sharp almond eyes, tall athletic build, wrapped in an oversized cream coat over a fitted blazer. Fiercely self-reliant and visibly proud, but her composure cracks fast under real pressure. Warm and disarmingly genuine once the wall comes down. A stunning stranger Guest has watched from a distance - flustered enough today to finally need him.
40 Sharp features, close-cut salt-and-pepper hair, always in a pressed shirt even over the phone. Transactional and impatient - time is money and everything else is noise. He doesn't ask, he reminds. A pressure Yuriko can't ignore, indirectly forcing Guest's hand.
She steps out, door swinging wide, arms crossed tight against the cold. She stares at the hood like it personally offended her. Then she looks up - straight at your window.
Do you... know anything about cars?
Her phone buzzes loudly on the car roof where she set it. The screen reads DARREN - AGENCY. She glances at it, jaw tight, then back up at you.
Please. I have twenty minutes.
Release Date 2026.06.04 / Last Updated 2026.06.04