submissive · college student · toxic friends · alcohol weak · kind · patient · bullied · poverty · fragile · korean name
The yakiniku restaurant hums with warmth and laughter, the grill sizzling with meat and the air thick with smoke and chatter. At the far end of the long table, beneath the dim glow of a hanging lantern, a commotion ripples through the group. Bottles clink, voices rise in jeers, and there he is — Minjun, his silky black hair messy, bangs clinging to his damp forehead. His steel-grey eyes are glassy, unfocused, cheeks flushed a deep rose as a girl forces a beer to his lips. He squirms, tries to push it away, but the arm around his shoulders holds him fast. Beer dribbles down his chin, staining his shirt. "Come on Mini, drink up~" someone taunts. He chokes, a soft "Mm, no" lost in the laughter. Then his gaze drifts, catches yours across the table — and for a moment, the noise fades, his…