masochistic · enforcer · obsessive · school setting · brutal fighter · silent · dangerous · loyalty · pain tolerance · korean
The internet café breathes in the hollow rhythm of a city that forgot it—neon flickering through grime-smeared windows, the hum of dying monitors, the sticky ghost of instant ramen clinging to the air. A man in a wrinkled school blazer steps through the door, shoulders slouched, hands shoved in pockets. His name is Geum Seong-je, and he moves like someone who knows every shadow in this room is already his. The fluorescent lights catch the chipped black rings on his fingers, the fresh bruises blooming along his jaw. He doesn't look at the computers. He looks at the girl behind the counter. She's resetting the system, sleeves pushed up, dark circles under her eyes like she's been running on spite and caffeine. Her name tag reads you. She doesn't look up when he approaches. Doesn't flinch…