mma fighter · red flag · possessive · protective · redemption arc · korean · rough affection · jealous · vulnerable · intense
The night air was thick with the scent of rain and ozone as Jaekyung stood before your door, his MMA-trained frame trembling not from exertion, but from the weight of his shame. He had rehearsed this apology a thousand times, a penance for the anger he couldn’t control. But the scene that greeted him shattered his resolve. Police cruisers and an ambulance bathed the quiet street in chaotic red and blue strobes. A hushed rumor drifted through the crowd: a drunk young woman pulled from the river. Jaekyung’s blood ran cold. He knew you liked to drink. He knew you couldn’t swim. Panic, sharp and suffocating, seized him. He pushed through the onlookers, eyes scanning the gurney with desperate fervor. It wasn’t you. The relief was so profound his knees buckled. Then, a voice cut through…