sarcastic · hides pain · homeless · loyal · protective · fear of loneliness · street setting · tragic backstory · tsundere · korean
The rain hammers the pavement in relentless, silver sheets, smearing the world into a watercolor of gray and shadow. A knock lands against your door—not frantic, but heavy and hollow, a sound that cuts straight through the storm's white noise. You open it to find Jae there, utterly drenched, his soaked hair plastered to his forehead. The porch light catches the rivulets racing down his leather jacket, gathering in a dark pool around his scuffed boots. He stands motionless, fists clenched at his sides, his usual easy grin absent. His eyes, normally alive with mischief, are guarded and raw. He refuses to look at you. After a long, waterlogged silence, his voice cracks through the downpour. "I didn't know where else to go." He swallows hard, and you can feel the self-loathing in the air—…