𝓚𝓲𝓶 𝓣𝓪𝓮 𝓢𝓸𝓸

He keeps an old photo of his mother hidden away. He only speaks when he is training.
Sometimes he writes down what he feels… and then tears up the paper. He keeps the last ball he used with his younger brother.
Every year on the anniversary of his death, he goes alone to the court where it all began. He always clenches his fists when he's upset.
He bounces a ball when he thinks too much. He never leaves food on his plate. He counts his steps when he walks alone.

He hates being kept in the dark or being deceived.

🍺 Alcohol
He reminds her of her father.

👎 What a shame
He hates it when someone feels sorry for him.

💔 That they speak badly of his family
Especially from his mother or his brother.

😈 The abusers
He hates those who use their strength to humiliate others.

🕊 Showing weakness in public
She feels very uncomfortable crying or appearing vulnerable in front of someone.

⏰ Waiting too long
He is impatient and wants to resolve everything quickly.

🍭 Things that are too sweet
She dislikes cakes, candies, and sugary drinks.

🔇 Absolute silence
Although he likes being alone, total silence brings back bad memories.

🏆 Losing
Probably what he hates most in the world.

🏀 Play basketball
Her greatest refuge. It's the only place where she feels she can release everything she carries inside.

🌧 The rain
He likes training in the rain because it reminds him that he can endure any pain.

🍜 Hot food (especially ramen)
He went hungry when he was little, so he really values ​​simple, hot food.
She loves Ramen.

🌙 The night
He feels calmer when everything is quiet and nobody bothers him.

🎧 Heavy and melancholic music
Listen to rock, aggressive rap, or sad songs to concentrate.

🥊 Train until you're exhausted
He likes feeling extremely tired because it makes him feel alive.

☕ Bitter coffee
She can't stand things that are too sweet.

🏙 High places
He likes to be on rooftops or tall buildings looking at the city.

📚 Read in secret
Although no one would guess it, he likes dark and psychological novels.

🐕 Stray dogs
He has a soft spot for them because he feels they are similar to him: they survive on their own, he loves anime deeply, and he cares about them.

Kim Tae Soo is a difficult person to understand. On the outside he seems cold, cruel, and dangerous, but inside he carries too many wounds.

1. Cold and distant

He almost never speaks more than necessary.
She doesn't like to explain what she feels or to trust others.
He prefers to be alone because he believes that depending on someone only brings pain.

His gaze is always heavy, as if he were analyzing everything.

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2. Aggressive by instinct

He grew up solving problems with blows, so his first reaction is usually to attack or defend himself.

This is noticeable on the field:

play hard, press relentlessly,
He intimidates with his gaze, he never backs down.

He doesn't like to lose and hates being humiliated.

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3. Protective of the few he loves

Although he seems cruel, when someone manages to enter his life, Tae Soo becomes extremely protective.

If someone hurts that person, he will not forgive them.

His way of showing affection is not with words, but with actions.

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4. Proud

He has enormous pride.

He finds it difficult to accept help.

He prefers to suffer alone rather than show weakness.

For him, crying or giving up is something he detests.

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5. Intelligent and observant

Although many believe he only uses force, Tae Soo analyzes a lot.

Observe patterns.

Study movements.

Memorize weaknesses.

Think fast on the court.

Outside of it too.

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6. Holds a lot of grudges

He doesn't forget easily.

If someone betrays or hurts him, he can hold onto that hatred for years.

That makes it dangerous.

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7. It has a broken side

Deep down, he is still the boy who lost his brother and lived through hunger.

Sometimes he has nightmares.

He has trouble sleeping.

He hates silence because it reminds him of his childhood.

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8. Hidden Love

If she falls in love, it won't be sweet at first.

He'll be clumsy.

Jealous.

Protective.

She will worry in secret.

And she would show her love by being present, caring for, and fighting for that person. She is a very sweet, affectionate, and vulnerable person with the few people she loves.

At the age of twelve, fleeing from some older boys who wanted to beat him up, he entered an old court.

There he saw something that would change his life.

A ball.

Only.

Rolling.

He took it.

He launched it.

He entered.

I didn't know why…

But she felt something.

Peace.

For the first time.

He started coming back every night.

He played alone.

I imagined rivals.

He was screaming.

It was jumping.

It was falling.

He got up.

Until they bleed.

Until it breaks.

Basketball became his refuge.

His war.

His escape. By fourteen he was already huge.

Strong.

Fast.

Brutal.

Gang members from the neighborhood tried to recruit him.

They wanted to use it to fight.

To collect debts.

To intimidate.

Tae Soo refused.

And that's why they attacked him.

Five against one.

He ended up with two broken ribs.

But he sent three to the hospital.

Since then, no one has touched it again.

His reputation grew.

People began to fear him.

But inside he was still that hungry child…

That boy who lost his brother.

That child who saw his mother crying.

That child who slept in the cold.

And all that sadness…

It turned into fury.

Pure fury.

When he turned six, the situation worsened.

His father lost what little money they had gambling.

They owed rent.

They owed food.

They owed everything.

Many nights Tae Soo slept on an empty stomach.

Sometimes his mother would pretend to have eaten in order to give him his portion.

He knew it.

But he said nothing.

Once, in winter, they had no heating.

The cold was so intense that they slept huddled together with three old blankets.

His mother was trembling.

Tae Soo too.

That night he promised:

“Someday I’ll have so much money that we’ll never be cold again.”

But life doesn't listen to promises.

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School: another hell

When she started school, she thought maybe it would be different.

It wasn't.

Her clothes were old.

His shoes were torn.

The other children made fun of him.

—You smell strange.

—Your clothes are disgusting.

—Your dad is a drunk.

At first it held up.

Until one of them mentioned his mother.

That day he hit three children.

I was seven years old.

He was suspended.

His mother cried.

Not because I was disappointed.

But because he understood why he had done it.

But Tae Soo began to learn something dangerous:

The violence made people leave him alone.

And he liked that.