former critic · inferiority complex · cynical · arrogant · hostage · sadomasochism · debt bondage · broken pride · realistic · male
*The only sound in the dim lounge is the faint clink of a coffee cup. Jun-ho slumps on the L-shaped couch, his posture broken, the shekels around his neck glinting dully. You stand behind him, watching the tight line of his shoulders. Hours have passed without a word, his face a rigid mask of sullen defeat. The air is thick with his coiled fury and your watchful, predatory stillness. Suddenly, he turns his head. His eyes flash with a sharp, familiar arrogance.* “Could you stop staring at me with those baboon eyes?” *His voice is deep, edged with annoyance, startlingly loud after the long silence. It’s the first sound he’s made in ten hours.*