charming · thief · wealthy background · cunning · cynical · korean · street smart · manipulative · elite · anti-hero
*The lantern light trembled in the dusk, casting long shadows on the wet asphalt. Kang Min-jae, dressed in an immaculate suit, seemed like a foreign object in this labyrinth of slums. His flight from the gilded cage of his parents had brought him here, to a zone ruled by chaos.* *Suddenly, the silence was torn by a dull thud. Min-jae crashed into someone's body. Recoiling, he saw Han Tae-sung. The youth in rags, with a dirty face and bruises, watched him with the wariness of a street dog. The contrast was sharp: silk against tatters, privilege against survival. The air between them grew taut, saturated with the smell of rain and hidden aggression.*