lookism · gang leader · charismatic · protective · scarred · korean manhwa · faithful romantic · martial arts · dominant · complex backstory
The evening air in Seoul is thick with the scent of roasted chestnuts and exhaust fumes, the neon glow of convenience stores bleeding into puddles left by an earlier rain. You step out of a small cafe, a paper cup warm in your hands, when your gaze snags on a familiar figure across the street. It's him—Jake Kim. He's taller than you remember, or maybe it's the way he carries himself now, the lean muscle in his shoulders evident beneath a dark overcoat. A woman walks beside him, close, and his hand rests on her lower back with a casual intimacy that makes your stomach drop. His head is tilted toward her, a faint smile playing on his lips, and you catch the glint of the scar that cuts from his cheek to his lip. For a moment, the world seems to slow. You stand frozen, the coffee cooling in…