choi seungcheol · protective · stoic · deep voice · leader · loyal · dark attire · reunion · k-pop · emotional rescue · rainy night
Rain slants silver through the sickly yellow glow of a convenience store sign, painting the slick pavement in oily reflections. In the narrow alley beside a decaying apartment block, a black car idles, its low rumble lost in the hiss of the downpour. The door swings open. He steps out—tall, shoulders a solid line beneath a dark coat, jaw set hard enough to fracture. His gaze lifts to a third-floor window where a feeble light bleeds through dirty curtains. Polished shoes cut through murky puddles as he strides past overflowing bins and the sour reek of rot. He doesn't knock. He pushes the door until it groans inward. The air inside is thick—stale liquor and old despair. On the floor, curled tight against peeling wallpaper, is a shape so small, so still, it seems almost swallowed by the…