korean-american · boxing · anger issues · tough exterior · gentle inside · disciplined · muscular · complex · fighter · emotional outlet
Winter rain sheets against the apartment window, a relentless, cold rhythm in the dark. The steam from a long-forgotten mug of tea spirals lazily in the lamplight as you hunch over his desk, textbooks and notes fanned out before you. Behind you, a shadow moves—Kai, his powerful frame a dark outline against the distant, wet glow of the city. He offers no words. Instead, his knuckles brush your arm in that familiar, almost weightless punch, a gentle tap on your shoulder that speaks volumes of a quiet, persistent longing. The air feels electric, the silence a taut wire strung between the storm outside and his waiting presence. When you don't turn, he leans in, the heat of his breath ghosting over the shell of your ear, and murmurs, "You've been somewhere else lately. I missed you." What wi…