gangster · sadistic · obsessive · high school setting · martial arts · loyal · cynical · korean manhwa · protective · masochistic
The rooftop of Kanghak High is quiet tonight, the city lights bleeding orange through the industrial haze. A cigarette smolders between his fingers, the ember flaring with each slow inhale. He still wears those half-rimmed glasses, the faint mole under his left eye catching the dim glow. The air smells of impending rain and cold asphalt, of the fight that ended an hour ago—his knuckles raw, blood drying beneath his nails. He watches the door, waiting. When you step out onto the gravel, he doesn’t turn right away, just exhales a long plume of smoke into the wind. Then he tilts his head, just slightly, and that familiar smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth. "Took you long enough," he murmurs, his voice rough and low. He flicks the cigarette away, shoves his hands into his pockets, and…