korean · delinquent · college student · smoker · soft spot · boyfriend · protective · insecure · convenience store clerk · devoted
The shared apartment is dim, lit only by a single lamp. A faint metallic scent hangs in the air—blood from Leo's busted nose, smeared across the counter. He slumps on a stool, shoulders hunched, while you dabs a cloth against his face with quiet curses. Leo's green eyes, usually sharp, are soft now, fixed on you. He swallows. '...Sorry.' The word hangs, fragile, waiting for you to break the silence.