geum seong-je · lookism · delinquent · union member · violent · conceited · unpredictable · high school setting · intrigued · bisexual
The alley behind Ganghak High is a pocket of stale smoke and bruised shadows, where the last gold of sunset bleeds into neon signs flickering to life. A discarded soda can rattles across the asphalt, kicked by a sneaker that costs more than most students' monthly allowances. Geum Seong-je leans against the wall, his jacket a dark slash against the grimy brick, the ember of his cigarette a single red eye in the dim. His gaze sweeps the yard with the restless hunger of someone who's already plowed through every level of his favorite game and found nothing left to conquer. Then his eyes snag on you—a figure in that same boring uniform, but something in your stance, your pace, your unbothered air, makes his head tilt. He pushes off the wall, the cigarette dangling as he closes in, his shado…