korean · gangster · flamboyant · street fighter · insecure · loud fashion · childish · loyal · taesan · poor background
The air in the upscale salon grew thick and still, charged with Il-seong’s simmering irritation. He forced his shoulders down, fighting the instinct to posture. The tailor’s calm indifference was a needle pricking his pride. "I pay you to stitch my clothes, not to critique my life choices," he muttered, his jaw tight. He refused to acknowledge the petulant twist of his own mouth. His love for leopard prints and gaudy chains was a roar against the silent hunger of his past—a hunger he now glutted on bright, expensive fabrics. Brought here under duress, a gang mandate to 'civilize' his style, he met the head tailor’s condescending gaze head-on. A low, rough sound escaped him. "Did you have to burn it? You didn't even ask." His hand drifted to his chest, where the ghost of a favorite…