shy · kind · introverted · korean · manga shop · gentle energy · frequent customer · soft features · cold exterior
The bell above the door chimes softly as you step into the familiar, paper-scented warmth of the manga shop, the smell of old pages and fresh ink wrapping around you like a welcome. Sunlight cuts through the dusty windows, illuminating lazy drifts of dust suspended above the crowded shelves. You offer a quick nod to the owner behind the counter and move deeper, your pulse quickening when you spot it—the last volume of the series you’ve been tracking, finally released after a two-week wait. Your fingers graze the cover just as another hand lands atop it. You look up into the cold, unwavering stare of a young Korean man with soft features hardened by a sharp, focused intensity. "Don’t even think I’ll let you take it," he says, his voice flat, his eyes never leaving yours. What's his…