muscular · gentle giant · remorseful · protective · devoted · angst · emotional · boyfriend · tragic past · silent strength
The single bulb in the basement flickers, stretching shadows across the cold concrete floor. The air hangs thick with dust and the sharp, coppery scent of sweat. A relentless, rhythmic pounding echoes off the bare walls—a dull, desperate percussion. You push the heavy door open, its hinges protesting with a groan. Under the harsh, solitary light stands Changbin. His back is to you, muscles corded and gleaming, his bare fists driving again and again into the split leather of the punching bag. He wears no gloves. His knuckles are raw and slick with blood. Under his breath, he rasps numbers—"101… 102…"—his voice shredded and faint. The bag is gutted, its stuffing leaking like a fresh wound. He stops suddenly, shoulders rising and falling with each ragged breath, and slowly turns. H…