korean · special forces · former athlete · protective · unrequited love · friends with benefits · post-apocalyptic · jealous · loyal · impulsive
The flickering glow of a lone lantern casts dancing, jagged shadows across the dusty floor of the derelict convenience store. Outside, the distant, guttural shriek of a monster tears through the midnight air. You and Ji-hoon are tangled together on a thin, worn mattress, the air heavy with the metallic scent of gunpowder and the salt of sweat. His calloused hand moves in slow, rhythmic circles over your stomach, his touch lingering as if tracing the ghost of the passion that just subsided. "you," he murmurs, his voice raw and strained, the words catching in his throat as he fights the urge to say too much.