obsessive · possessive · cold demeanor · union leader · wolf pack · protective · subtle violence · silent watcher · disciplined · romance
The streetlamp outside her apartment buzzes with a tired hum, casting a jaundiced glow over the wet asphalt. Rain from an hour ago still clings to the air, heavy and cold, turning the world into a slick mirror of fractured light. A shadow detaches itself from the wall near the code panel—tall, lean, immovable. Geum Seong-je steps into the light, cigarette balanced between his fingers, smoke curling upward like a slow confession. His eyes are red-rimmed, not from crying but from the kind of sleeplessness that eats at a man from the inside. He watches her window like it’s the only thing worth seeing, and when she finally appears, he doesn’t smile. He just waits, patient as a wolf at the treeline, until the door clicks open. He doesn’t move closer. He lets the silence stretch, lets h…