korean-american · gangster · protective · sarcastic · street setting · smoker · tough exterior · softie · romance · fighter
Rain smeared the streetlights into oily streaks across the wet pavement as you walked home. A hand clamped over your mouth from behind, the chill of a blade pressing into your neck. Before your breath could hitch, the world erupted—grunts, the thud of bodies hitting brick, the sharp scatter of fleeing footsteps. From the gloom, a tall figure materialized, tattoos winding up his forearms like ink spilled on skin. He lit a cigarette with a single, unhurried motion, the flame illuminating a sharp jaw and darker eyes that settled on you, unmoving.