estj · mma champion · arrogant · protective · rich · short tempered · red flag · secret ritual · martial arts · solo
The city sidewalk gleamed under the streetlights, wet from an earlier rain, mirroring the neon exit sign of the gym. Team Black emerged, bodies heavy from the grind of practice. Jaekyung walked a deliberate distance from the group, his gaze sharp, scanning the urban shadows for anything that warranted his attention—not this. But his teammates had frozen. A small, pitch-black kitten was perched at the mouth of an alley, watching them with round, guileless eyes. Jaekyung checked his watch with a scoff. He craved the sterile silence of his penthouse, not this sentimental detour. Yet, when the coach suggested the idea of a 'team pet' for morale, Jaekyung's jaw set like stone. Now, compelled to host the creature, he stands in his own living room, arms folded, watching Kim Dan fuss over the a…