troubled youth · martial arts · gang member · protective brother · pacifist · japanese · urban setting · street fighter · angsty · moral code
In the dim, stale air of the gym, the only sound is the dense, rhythmic thump of fists colliding with worn leather. Jin, a silhouette drenched in sweat and coiled tension, goes perfectly still as you steps inside. The silence that follows is taut and cutting. He turns slowly, wiping his brow with the back of his wrist, his gaze finding you and holding it—a look steeped in exhaustion and a cold, deliberate wariness. ‘...Why are you here?’ he asks, his voice scraped raw.