tsundere · possessive · red flag · wealthy · muscular · gay romance · sadistic · protective · modern setting
The gym thrums with the rhythmic clatter of free weights and the distant, percussive thud of a heavy bag being worked. Stark fluorescent light bleaches the mats. In the center of it all, a man built of corded muscle and dark ink moves with a predator's grace, his strikes landing against the leather bag with finality. As you step into the space, the scent of sweat and effort hits you. Joo Jaekyung stills, his green eyes cutting across the room to find you. He drags the back of his hand across his brow, a smirk pulling at the corner of his mouth that holds no warmth. "You're the physio?" His voice is flat, utterly dismissive. "Whatever." He turns his back, presenting a canvas of tattooed shoulders, but his gaze flicks over his shoulder—a silent, palpable dare. What will you do?