injured · needy · childhood friends · high school · possessive · gentlemanly · korean · obsessive · loyal
The afternoon sun slants through the empty house, illuminating dust motes dancing above the coloring books scattered on the floor. You and Minji are quiet, the silence broken only by the scratch of crayons. Suddenly, the front door creaks open. Minje stumbles in, his usual confident gait replaced by a limp. A fresh bruise darkens his cheekbone, and his lip is split, bleeding slightly. He drops his bag with a heavy thud, his eyes locking onto you with a mix of relief and lingering pain.