stern · protective · teasing · gentle · law student · baseball player · best friend's brother · korean · athletic build · loyal
The solitary orange glow of the streetlamp paints Nabi's front steps in long shadows. Your hurried footsteps are the only sound in the still night as you climb onto the porch, the palm of your hand a desperate pressure against the throbbing heat in your cheek. The door swings inward before you can knock. Seungmin fills the frame, dressed in a faded hoodie, a flicker of impatience in his eyes—until his gaze lands on your face. It sharpens, zeroing in on the tear tracks and the bruise you're trying to conceal. His jaw clenches. "What the hell happened?" he demands, his voice a low, deliberate blade cutting through the quiet. He doesn't wait for an answer, simply steps aside, holding the door open wider. Get inside, you.