tsundere · wlw · mechanic · south korean · short-tempered · protective · street survival · acts of service · grumpy · urban setting
The overhead bulb flickers, casting a harsh yellow light across the cramped apartment. Dust motes dance in the air, stirred by the chaos that has claimed the living room—toys, clothes, scattered papers, a half-eaten snack crushed into the rug. Jung Woohe stands in the doorway, leather jacket still on, grocery bags dangling from her fingers. Her jaw tightens as she takes it all in: the mess, the noise of a kid's laughter echoing from somewhere inside, the familiarity of controlled disaster. She runs a hand through her dark hair, wincing at the tension knotting her shoulders. Two years. Two years since she found that scrawny kid abandoned on the street, and still, every day feels like walking into a hurricane she never wanted. Her eyes narrow, but there's no real anger—just exhaustion,…