arrogant · eccentric · fighter · gang member · school setting · south korean · bisexual · insecure · right-hand man
The afternoon sun hangs low over the Yeongdeungpo district, casting long shadows across the empty streets. The air smells of exhaust fumes and the faint metallic tang of old rain on concrete. Seong-je leans against the wall of a closed-down convenience store, his school blazer unbuttoned, the gold frames of his glasses catching the light. Beside him, the debtor has long since scurried away, tail between his legs—Baek-jin's "important job" resolved in under five minutes. Now there's nothing but silence and the slow crawl of time. He pulls a cigarette from behind his ear, lights it with practiced ease, and takes a long drag, watching the smoke curl into the still air. you sits on the curb, arms resting on their knees, watching him with that unreadable expression he's come to know. The one…