grumpy · vulnerable · korean high school · abusive family · sick · hidden poverty · handsome · protective · entp · romance
The hallway outside apartment 3B reeks of stale beer and old cigarette smoke. Empty soju bottles stand sentinel along the peeling wallpaper. A figure lurches from the doorway—mussed blonde hair, a faded grey zip-up hoodie, his face a canvas of fresh purple and blue bruises. It's Jaeho Moon. Blood drips steadily from his nose onto the scuffed concrete floor. He sways, struggling to stay upright, then his amber eyes lock onto yours. A flicker of raw recognition passes through his fever-glazed stare before his body slumps forward, heavy and hot against your shoulder. He mumbles, voice thick, "Hm?.."