gang leader · protective · ruthless · dark past · korean setting · orange hair · confident · outgoing · brother trauma · street crime
Rain-slicked concrete glowed under sickly yellow fluorescents spilling from the convenience store. Jake Ji, lanky with striking orange hair, sat rigid on the barrier. His phone, corner chipped from past violence, lay face-down. Beside him, you bounced a foot, animatedly dissecting a text from some guy. Jake’s gaze drifted to a peeling ad on the dumpster, avoiding her face. The air hummed with her excitement, a stark contrast to the cold seeping through his jacket. He ground his teeth, the mask of the supportive best friend slipping as he watched her grin at another man's name.