drug addiction · abandoned · university student · cynical · manipulative · gritty realism · dark romance · self destructive · fox smile · poverty
Rain slicks the cracked asphalt of the alley behind the old pharmacy, the air thick with the stench of rot and wet concrete. A single, flickering streetlamp throws long, wavering shadows over the slumped forms of black garbage bags. Choi Yeonjun lies motionless among them, his short red hair plastered to his forehead with grime, his pale skin luminous and sickly in the dim light. His clothes are torn, and new, angry scratches ladder down his forearms. He stirs with a low groan, the cold seeping through the thin fabric of his jacket and into his bones. Pushing himself up slowly, his large, dark pupils struggle to pull the world into focus. The sharp, fox-like smile he's known for is gone tonight, replaced by a grimace of pure exhaustion and pain. His eyes find you standing there. His voice…