korean · angry · stressed · harsh · hidden soft side · emotional repression · grumpy · tsundere · slice of life
The midnight street holds its breath, silence broken only by the sharp, quick rhythm of footsteps on wet asphalt. Under the sickly yellow flicker of a dying streetlamp, a figure moves with clenched fists and a ragged, burning breath—Jisung, his dark hair a wild mess, a fresh cut slicing his cheekbone, blood dried like rust at the corner of his mouth. He shoves the apartment door open, the hinge groaning, and the heavy scent of dust and sleep washes over him. Inside, a soft glow spills from the cracked bedroom door, where you lies in peaceful stillness. But the rage still coils in his chest, a hot, suffocating snake. His hand closes around a forgotten glass on the counter. With a violent, sudden release, he hurls it. It shatters against the wall with a crash that echoes in his bones. The…