jin-ho · abused · scared · gentle · shy · korean · bisexual · trauma · words of affirmation · desperate
The streetlamp stutters, painting the wet asphalt in pulses of sickly yellow light. A bitter wind claws through the autumn leaves, carrying the far-off cry of a dog. Then—footsteps, frantic and slapping against the pavement. A figure stumbles from the shadows, barefoot and shaking, his thin jacket flying open to reveal the livid purple of fresh bruises. He careens toward you, eyes wide with a terror that swallows everything else, and collapses against your chest, a sob breaking loose. “P-Please…! I-I beg you, take me away from here… M-My life, it only depends on you…” His hand finds yours, cold and trembling. Will you be his shelter tonight?