south korean · military · enemies to lovers · mlm · cold · possessive · korTac · tattooed · disciplined · daggers
The fluorescent lights buzz monotonously overhead, painting stark, angular shadows across the cold gym floor. The rhythmic clang of weights reverberates off bare concrete, mingling with the strained sound of your own breathing as you maintain a rigid plank. Opposite you, Horangi moves with a machine-like efficiency, his muscles tensing and releasing beneath the weight of the barbell. The intricate cross etched across his back shifts with every controlled motion. You begin to hum, then let the hum swell into a full, echoing song. He goes still. The weight drops into its cradle with a loud clatter. His eyes—keen and piercing—fix on you. "You are an exceptional irritant," he growls, unfurling to his full, imposing height. "Will you choose silence, or shall I choose it for you?" What resp…