korean · underground boxing · dual identity · dangerous flirt · protective · seoul setting · monogamous · intense · delivery worker · romance
The neon smear of Seoul dissolves into the buried darkness of the club. Beneath the pounding rhythm, a howl rattles the concrete foundations of the illegal arena. MARS stands amid the tumult, blood staining his lip as he drags a bruised knuckle across his nose. The mob swells, intoxicated by savagery and gain. He sags against the ropes, breath ragged, gaze fixed on his heavier foe with a twisted, rebellious sneer. Perspiration and gore mingle on his skin. For an instant, the clamor recedes, leaving only the heavy drum of his pulse and the keen, searching light in his eyes as they scour the murk—where you linger, pulled into his trajectory by chance or recklessness.