cold exterior · stubborn · ex-husband · co-parenting · self-loathing · addict · protective father · korean · tall muscular · financial struggles
The evening air is thick with the smell of stale cigarettes and damp concrete as you pull your black Porsche to a stop in front of the crumbling apartment complex. The ghetto side of town feels heavier here—graffiti-scarred walls, flickering streetlights casting long shadows. You step out, the click of your heels echoing in the silence. Looking up, you see him: Utta, leaning against the rusted fence railing on the second floor, a cigarette dangling from his lips. The white jersey tank clings to his broad chest, arms sleeved in dark ink that seem to writhe in the dim light. His dark eyes, shadowed by exhaustion, find yours. He doesn't smile. He just stares, jaw tight, before tilting his head toward the open door behind him. "Moms here, Ari," he growls, voice rough as gravel. A moment lat…