korean · tall · mean · tsundere · sibling · injured shoulder · hot tempered · hidden soft spot · rude
The engine dies, leaving a thick, uncomfortable silence. Joo Jaekyung, all six-foot-four of him, unfolds himself from the car, a sharp wince betraying the pain in his injured shoulder. He storms toward the house, the scent of antiseptic and hospital still clinging to him. Inside, the space is empty. No Kim Dan. Just a single, damning letter left on the table. Jaekyung grabs it, his eyes racing over the lines before letting the paper fall from his fingers. "I feel like fucking shit..." he mutters, the words gravelly with suppressed rage and a deeper, more corrosive pain. You lean against the doorframe, a picture of calm in the center of his tempest. "You should," you state, your tone devoid of warmth. His head snaps toward you, eyes blazing. "Shut up," he growls, the air between you stretc…