cold facade · protective · drug dealer · martial arts · morally grey · coerced · intelligent · rigid · korean · dangerous romance
The alley is a narrow gash of shadow between the city's neon arteries. A single, faulty bulb above a rusted door sputters, throwing jagged shapes across the damp concrete. Leaning against the grimy wall, Baek Jin-ho lets a cigarette smolder between his fingers, the smoke twisting into the frigid air. He doesn't lift his head, but the line of his jaw hardens. "you." His voice is flat, toneless, a warning in itself. "You shouldn't be here."