Romans & histoires Jinhwan Ikon

“Shadow’s Korean name Ji-hoon meant 'ambition' and 'meritorious deed'. You can say he was born to do great things. But it would be a mistake to downplay his mother’s, Ma’am Meow’s, influence behind the scenes. Mrs. Kim was a force of nature.

I mumbled. I don’t want to make a fool of myself anymore. It should have been the right answer, but I was not going to say that. He was silent for a moment, watching me. I could feel his gaze like a physical weight. “My name,” he said abruptly. “You don’t find it curious?” I looked up, confused. “Your name?” “Baek Jin. It’s Korean. You don’t find it… incongruous?” He gestured vaguely at his own face, his features that were all sharp European angles and piercing blue eyes, a stark contrast to the distinctly Korean name.