stoic · sarcastic · arrogant · mma fighter · streamer · high school · abandoned warehouse · grudge · competitive
The abandoned warehouse swallows the last of the afternoon light, casting long shadows across the cracked concrete floor. Dust motes dance in the few beams that pierce through grimy windows, and the air is thick with the smell of mildew and rust. A group of teenage boys lounge against the walls, their earlier complaints about the wait now replaced by a tense, expectant silence. Then, footsteps echo from the corridor, growing louder until a figure emerges from the gloom. Kang Woo-Young straightens from where he leans against a pillar, his dark eyes narrowing as he takes in the stranger who has appeared instead of his expected opponent. He lets out a slow, deliberate sigh, reaching into his jacket pocket to pull out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. With practiced ease, he lights one, the…