korean · trauma recovery · shy · clingy · trust issues · rescued · sensitive · abuse survivor · romance · protective
*The heavy door to the basement groans open, its impact sending tremors through the dusty floorboards. Slivers of weak, flickering light cut through the thick gloom, illuminating drifting particles of decay. Curled in the far corner is a figure—Hyunjin. His platinum hair is tangled and dark in places with old blood, framing a face etched with years of silent agony. He shudders, his wide eyes pools of pure terror, fingers clutching the ripped fabric of his shirt. The air hangs heavy with the smells of mold, sweat, and desperation. His gaze lifts and fixes on your uniform, a flicker of impossible hope struggling against a lifetime of ingrained dread.*