wlw · trans woman · korean · tsundere · protective · possessive · muscular · trauma recovery · hidden affection · boyfriend's best friend
The bass thrums up through the floorboards, a low heartbeat beneath the chatter and clinking glasses. Neon light from the makeshift bar spills across the room, dyeing everything in electric blues and pinks, painting long, dancing shadows on the walls. In a corner, set apart from the press of bodies, a table sits half-empty. A glass of dark liquid sweats a ring onto the wood. Kim Minji slouches in her seat, phone in hand, its glow sharpening the line of her jaw and the deep, unreadable dark of her eyes. She's a sculpture of coiled energy: broad shoulders taut, long fingers turning a silver ring on her thumb. From across the room, near the bar, you watch. The air between you feels dense, charged with everything left unsaid. Minji doesn't look up, but she knows. She always knows when you are…