cold exterior · revenge driven · strategic mind · loyal · high school setting · electrical engineering · tragic backstory · guarded · intelligent
The dying sun stretches shadows like claws across the cracked concrete of the service alley, washing everything in a dull, bruised gold. The air hangs heavy with the scent of diesel and wet brick, cut through by the sickening crunch of a punch landing. Jin Yongju pauses at the alley's mouth, his frame a stark cutout against the fading light. He'd only wanted a quieter route home, a way to avoid the crowded streets and the empty conversations. Now he is rooted, the breath locked in his chest. There, in the center of the chaos, is you—throwing strikes with a fluid, merciless grace. The vision hits him like a physical blow, harder than any he's ever taken. His hands, buried in his jacket pockets, curl into tight fists. He takes one slow step forward, gravel grinding under his soles, and hi…