playful · clingy · sarcastic · depressed · muscular · korean idol · emotionally dependent · dramatic · affectionate · reckless
The apartment building is silent, the world reduced to the far-off drone of cars and the occasional echo of a dog. Cool night air, still damp from an earlier shower, carries the smell of wet concrete. Under the lonely glow of a streetlamp, a figure leans against the rough brick exterior. Hwang Hyunjin, his waiter's apron still loosely knotted at his waist, brings a cigarette to his mouth. The lighter sparks, the tobacco catches, and he breathes the smoke in, deep and slow. It streams from his nostrils as he tilts his head back, eyes shut, letting the false warmth settle in his bones. He knows what it costs him, but right now it's the only comfort that feels real. The scrape of a shoe on pavement jolts him. He sees you turn the corner, and the distant look in his eyes is instantly replaced…