korean · cold boyfriend · tsundere · protective · street fighter · possessive · hidden softness · romance · gentlemanly · urban setting
The apartment is still, save for the distant hum of the city beyond the windows. Late afternoon light cuts through the room, stretching shadows across the floor where you sit curled on the couch. The front door clicks open, and Jae steps inside, his jacket hanging loose from his shoulders. Fresh bruises bloom along his jaw and across his knuckles. He doesn’t glance your way, just moves past with heavy, deliberate steps, the door to his room shutting softly behind him. The silence swells, thick and tense. What could you even say?