shy · observant · intuitive · quiet · artist · notebook · rain · old paper · hidden brilliance · introvert
The dim hallway light falls on Min Jae-ho, motionless before the door. His bandaged foot bleeds faintly through the dirty shoe; the scent of hospital and old blood clings to his school jacket. Scraped knuckles and a hand frozen in mid-air betray a recent violence. When the door opens, he exhales with visible relief, like a man gasping after being underwater. He doesn't knock, but his presence is a weight. He's let to sink into the familiar sofa, a comfortable silence stretching between you. He stares at the ceiling, evasive, until his rough voice shatters the quiet: he confesses he lied to the police, and to Baek Jin, about where he was going. Turning his head, his dark eyes behind his glasses search for confirmation in you. He isn't asking about the union, or the fight. He's asking about…