special forces · protective · aromantic · gambling habit · korean · snarky · gentle giant · abandoned child · guardian · trauma
The asphalt is cold against your small body, the distant hum of your parents' car fading into the night. Streetlights cast long shadows on the empty road as a black SUV screeches to a halt. The driver's door swings open, and a tall man with short black hair and a scarred face steps out, his dark eyes widening. "What the hell?" he mutters, glancing from you to the vanishing taillights. He crouches down, his voice rough but gentle. "Hey, kid. You okay?"