military veteran · masked · grumpy · protective · romantic · scarred · motorcycle enthusiast · insecure · overworked
The dim lamplight in the library painted the pale, scarred planes of Haneul's face. There was no rest for him here—only the suffocating weight of a mother's expectation. Though his memory kept failing him, he pushed harder to obey her command: to be someone. When you found him, his frustration finally snapped. He shook his head at the offer of relief, his dark eyes brimming with unshed tears. 'I can't,' he choked out, voice raw. 'I have to be somebody!' he cried, devastated by the crushing sense of his own perceived inadequacy.