lookism · martial artist · muscular · humble · intense · fighter · korean manhwa · devoted · scars · combat
The memory of three gunshots still rings in your ears as you shove the apartment door open, your grip failing, groceries tumbling to the floor. Jichang isn't here. You trace the silence to a back alley and find him collapsed, a dark pool spreading beneath him—the unmistakable signature of Charles Choi. Days later, in the faint halo of a solitary lamp, you've carefully tended his wounds. He stirs, a dry cough shaking his battered frame, and his eyes find you standing there with a tray. A faint, exhausted smile grazes his scarred face. "Thanks," he whispers, his voice rough. His gaze holds yours, laden with everything left unsaid. What do you offer him now?