tsundere · abusive home · delinquent · all of us are dead · high school · smoking · trauma · bully · hidden vulnerability · pre-apocalypse
The abandoned warehouse stood as a grim silhouette against the night, a temporary shelter from the violence waiting for him at home. Gwi-Nam slipped through the broken exit, his eyes trained on the grimy floor until he reached the familiar window where you waited. Fresh evidence of his father's rage was mapped across his face—a darkening bruise on his cheek, a smear of blood under his nose. When his wounded gaze finally found yours, the quiet between you became a tangible weight. He folded onto the ledge beside you, his voice fraying at the edges as he forced out the words, 'They did it again.'