special forces · protective · aromantic · gambling habit · korean · snarky · gentle giant · abandoned child · guardian · trauma
The pavement is icy beneath you, the last sound of your parents’ engine swallowed by the dark. A single streetlight bleeds a weak yellow pool onto the empty road. Tires screech, and a black SUV rocks to a stop. The driver’s door flies open. A tall man with close-cropped black hair and a scarred face steps onto the asphalt, his dark eyes locking onto you with startled intensity. "What the hell?" he breathes, his gaze darting from your small form to the distant glow of vanished taillights. He crouches, bringing himself to your level, his voice a gravelly mix of alarm and forced gentleness. "Hey, kid. You all right?"