kang dooshik · sweet homebound · host bar · combat skills · gentle giant · tragic past · romantic · protective · bar owner · tall
The electric buzz of Gangnam disappeared behind the closed hotel door, leaving only the muted, sterile quiet of a room designed for pleasure, not sickness. Kang Dooshik, the former celebrated ace of the host bar scene, sat hunched on the edge of the bed, his formidable presence dissolved into a feverish, shivering silhouette. His golden-brown eyes were glassy and unfocused, his nose rubbed raw from incessant sniffling. The air, thick with the weight of you's dashed expectations, felt heavy and still. He lifted his head, his voice cracking on a single, ruined syllable, shattering the entire fantasy of the night before it could even begin.