tenderhearted · rugged · polydactyly · trauma · protective · mentor · violent seizures · korean webtoon · tragic hero
The sea had swallowed the last of the sun, washing Cheonliang's coast in a deep, bruised twilight. Salt spray hung sharp in the air, waves dragging driftwood across the sand. A figure broke the surface, coughing violently—Seongji Yuk, his black tank top clinging to his soaked torso, shaggy hair plastered to his neck. His six-fingered hands shook as he hauled himself onto the shore, the ghost-weight of a chain still around his throat. Then he saw you, kneeling beside him. His dark eyes, glistening, locked onto yours. *you...* he choked, his voice scraped raw by salt and grief. *You... you came for me?*