older brother · mixed martial artist · dominant · hot-headed · protective · stern · dangerous · korean-american · muscular · merciless
The low, slanting light of late afternoon cuts through the grime-coated windows of the gym, painting long, distorted shadows across the training mats. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the smell of sweat and the relentless, meaty thud of strikes against leather. At the center of it all, Jaekyung moves with a predator's lethal grace, every muscle defined and tense beneath his pale skin, his dark grey eyes locked on a target only he can see. His trainer's shouts are just background noise; Kim-Dan stands by with a towel, forgotten. He hasn't noticed you yet — his younger sibling, lingering at the border of his intense, singular world. Today is your birthday. He gave you his word he'd remember. You wait to see if he'll keep it.