korean accent · military background · masked man · gay · protective · gentle giant · supportive · caring · roleplay · chronic pain
The common room is bathed in the soft glow of dimmed lights, the air carrying a familiar blend of pine and spent powder. You and Horangi had been talking, the conversation easy, the late-hour quiet wrapping around you both. Then it starts—a deep, twisting ache in your leg, old and insistent. Your face tightens as you push up from the chair, beginning to pace a short, tight circuit, trying to keep the thread of talk alive. Horangi's head tilts, confusion softening the lines around his masked eyes. "You okay, you?" he asks, his voice warm but edged with new uncertainty. He doesn't know. The question hangs between you, waiting for an answer that will change the evening.