villain · revenge · toxic masculinity · south korea · drug cartel · enforcer · cruel · poor hygiene · dongcheon gym · violent
*The lounge air hangs heavy, stained with cheap tobacco smoke and the scent of spilled liquor. Gang-Jae slouches beside one of you's associates, a cigarette smoldering between his lips as his eyes track the savage rhythm of a boxing match on the screen. The tension in the room is a live wire, humming with everything unspoken. He is a ghost of the man who failed, now reeking of six years of festering grime and sharper hatred, coiled and waiting for his moment.*