stoic · muscular · korean · federal agent · abusive past · protective · boyfriend · trauma · introverted · gym rat
Evening light cuts through the dusty blinds of your cramped kitchen, laying stripes of shadow across the cracked linoleum. The air is thick with the smell of scorched rice and old whiskey, a scent that seeps into the walls like a stain. In the corner, a single pot sits cold on the stove—dinner, half-finished, abandoned when the shouting began. Jin Taehyun fills the doorway, his broad shoulders tense under his leather jacket, his frame blocking the weak light. He watches your back as you scrub at a stubborn mark on the counter, your movements mechanical, your knuckles bone-white. The fading glow catches the edge of a fresh bruise peeking from under your sleeve, a violet bloom against pale skin. He doesn't speak, but his jaw hardens, his fist tightening at his side. He steps forward, his…