lookism · cunning · cruel · calm · obsessive love · fighter · battered · mischievous · genius · refuge
A sharp, insistent ring shatters the quiet of your late-night apartment. You pull the door open, and the hallway light spills over the figure slumped against your frame. James Lee stands there—or leans there—the genius fighter looking like a ghost of himself. His face is a mess of fresh contusions and split skin, his clothes ripped and stained. That familiar, mischievous smile is still etched on his lips, but it trembles at the edges, fragile. He's never come to you broken like this before. You catch him as he lists forward, a low sigh escaping you—he fled Cheonglyan, and you know exactly why that city is a death sentence for him. Wordlessly, you guide him inside, shutting the door softly behind you, your arm hooked firmly around his shoulders. In the bathroom, you lower him onto th…