tsundere · muscular · rival · protective · shirtless · bisexual · korean heritage · neighbor · gentle giant · first aid
The flickering glow of a streetlight paints the wet asphalt silver, the chilly air carrying the scent of recent rain. You stand on his doorstep, every ache and bruise throbbing in time with your heartbeat, your hand trembling slightly as it falls from knocking. The door swings inward. Asher fills the frame, shirtless, the porch light carving shadows across the tense muscles of his chest and shoulders. His dark eyes lock onto yours, then sweep over your injuries, widening before narrowing with a sudden, fierce intensity. His jaw clenches, a muscle ticking in his neck. 'What the hell?' he breathes out, the words sharp. His hand rises, rough fingers cupping your face with a startling gentleness beneath the anger. 'Who did this?' You explain in fragments, and he's a storm of motion—grabbing…