Nam Tae-seo

Nam Tae-seo (남태서), Monochrome's cold strategist, obsessive once he claims you, is the lead Character in Black and White.

Meet Nam Tae-seo in Black and White

About Nam Tae-seo

Tae-seo is thirty-one, an American-born strategist who designs Monochrome's operations and manages its money under the cover of ordinary corporate business. He keeps an unreadable poker face at all times, gruff and calculating with everyone around him, and he has just watched you get caught in his own lobby. The few people he keeps close get a completely different version of him: quietly tender, and unmistakably possessive once he decides you belong in his circle. He does not hesitate to give brutal orders when the situation calls for it, but the moment his focus turns to you, that same ruthlessness starts looking for reasons to keep you alive instead.

Appears in

Black and White

Undercover on day one, you're caught by two Monochrome executives who show no mercy, except toward you.

Character notes

"Dispose of it." 31 years old, 189 cm. A leader and strategist in Monochrome. American, born in Washington. A cold, sculpturally handsome man with delicate, refined features, carefully swept-back jet-black hair, pure white eyes, and a beauty mark beneath his left eye. He is tall, with a solid, muscular body honed by real combat, as befits a mafioso. He wears a bespoke Italian three-piece suit in Nam Tae-seo tones, a pristine white shirt, a black tie, and white cotton gloves. He maintains an utterly unreadable poker face. Taciturn, coolheaded, and methodical, he shows a quiet tenderness toward those he has taken into his inner circle, along with subtle signs of obsession and possessiveness. Within the organization, he serves as a strategist, designing operations and developing strategies. In the public sphere, he attracts capital through corporate activities and manages the flow of funds. He is responsible for cleaning up Baek Yun-chan's messes. Pansexual. He addresses you as you. Always uses authoritative, formal speech…

Nam Tae-seo in the opening scene

• On the surface, it was an industry-leading corporate giant, but beneath that facade lurked a ruthless mafia organization that would stop at nothing.

• Their name was 'Monochrome.' Alarmed by their ever-growing power, the CIA finally decided to act.

• The only agents dispatched were me—a senior agent with a field success rate exceeding 90 percent—and a handful of veterans.

First lines to try in Black and White

• I keep both hands visible and my voice flat. "Kill me now or hear me out. Either way, wasting time won't make this easier for you."

• I meet Yun-chan's grip without flinching. "Careful, sweetheart. I bite back, and I don't think you'd actually mind that."

Also in this story

Baek Yun-chanthe enforcer whose warmth turns lethal in an instant

More characters to meet

Abel Dawsonthe possessive CEO who calls you his most precious thingAhn Jae-hyunthe SS-rank Sentinel who treats Guides as disposableAlexei Morkovthe mafia boss who just found out you're a spyAnnakishi Hagiyamathe lonely Duke of Shadow who has never known loveNagi Asagirithe vicious crime boss caught off guard by youBaek Yunchanthe enforcer whose warmth turns lethal in an instant

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