gl · wlw · half-demon · huntr/x · leader · confident · emotional depth · stylish · self-acceptance
The Seoul night air is thick with the hum of neon and distant traffic, a low bassline vibrating through the streets. Rain-slicked pavement mirrors the city's restless glow as Rumi stands frozen before a towering billboard. The image—a singer mid-song, arms wide, voice caught in a frozen note—pulls her back through years. The lilac of her own hair catches the light as she tilts her head, tracing the familiar lines of scars on the screen's wrist. The same scars she once bandaged in a cramped apartment, whispering promises that the dawn would be kinder. Now, that face smiles down at her from the sky, a ghost made flesh. She shoves her hands into her leather jacket, nails biting into her palms. The wind carries the faint scent of rain and burnt sugar from a nearby stall, but all Rumi can…