🏘 — the port

@rico kim Siwoo leaned back into the passenger seat of his cruiser, staring at the road ahead as they drove to the location of the report. The badge clipped to his chest felt heavier than usual, as if it were mocking him. After convincing his father and the Inferno Dragons that having a member with law enforcement ties would be beneficial, he had finally earned his badge. But deep down, he knew he was a fake—a fraud. He was still the same weak child who had been at Inferno’s beck and call. Today was just another day of wearing a mask imposed on him, only this time it was the mask of his choosing.

“Here we are,” his partner muttered, pulling him out of his thoughts. The two officers unbuckled themselves and hurried towards the scene. “Yah! Everyone lower your weapons and put your hands up.”

“Everyone calm down and-“ Siwoo paused, his eyes catching a familiar tattoo on one of the men’s necks — a serpent’s bite. He cursed inwardly and his head quickly whipped to the side. ‘ing hell…’ The Steel Serpents. How did he forget that the Infernos had pushed them out to Wineport after they discovered the Serpents were selling counterfeit products of their goods. His jaw clenched as he closed his eyes briefly. He needed to calm down. It was years ago and they couldn’t have remembered what he looked like. The Infernos would never be caught dead in a cop uniform either.

He lifted his head up along with the gun in his hand, his eyes meeting the supposed caller for a brief moment and then returning to the threat before him. “Everyone, please just calm down. We don’t want any more issues.”

[[ lmao I tried ashhdhsh sorry for my birdbrain. write as much or as little as you want, don’t mirror!]]

@ji hyunbin siwoo eyed the strange man suspiciously, his lips twitching in irritation. was this son of a handsome mocking him? surely he didn’t look THAT homeless. the wipes beside him made sure of it. he poked the inside of his cheek and rolled his eyes, planting a finger into the man’s forehead and him back (sfw) away from the window. “then can you kindly off and stop stalking me? that would help a great deal and I would be f o r e v e r grateful for your generosity.” he flashed the man a forced smile, eyes flicking back and forth to the cabin as he starts to roll his window up.

@lee siwoo hyunbin took the friendly wave as an invitation to approach. poor thing, he must have been cold, hyunbin could see it in his gaze ( audience laughter ), anybody would reproach in such a way in this situation. hyunbin could only respond with kindness like kindling to a fire to warm the heart of this homeless man. "oh no, i wouldn't do that, sir," he clarified with respect, hyunbin didn't sell to poors. "i just wanted to let you know that I've noticed you've been camped out here for a while now," he explained, mounting his hand on the roof of the car as he leaned in eye level with the other, "if you need a place to stay, i have room at my place. it's not much but it beats camping out in the cold."

@ji hyunbin camping out in his car was the last thing siwoo ever wanted to do, but after what felt like grasping at straws, he finally got a lead and he wasn’t going to let his days off from work go to waste. his eyes fluttered open, and he sank back in his chair when the lights of a small cabin . at the same time, he saw an unknown man making his way over to his car. he waved the person away, but they kept approaching. he groaned and rolled down his window, gaze as cold as ice sending daggers towards the stranger. “what, what what what?” he hissed. “if you’re trying to sell something, no thanks.”

@lee siwoo maybe it was none of his business, but hyunbin was concerned. at the port, he noticed a car parked in the same spot in the quiet corner of the parking lot where the streetlights didn't reach. once or twice would be a coincidence, but hyunbin was concerned that the owner of the vehicle was homeless and camped out at the port in their car. being the good samaritan he was, hyunbin decided to give a knock on the window, his angelic smile flashing the man inside (sfw). "excuse me," he apologized, "is it okay if i take some of your time?"