Fade in. Scene opens on the exterior of the MFC boxing arena stadium. DAN is stepping away from his taxi. NAMWOOK appears.
NAMWOOK: Doc Dan!
DAN: Oh, hey coach.
NAMWOOK: I've never seen Jaekyung like this before, doc. He's really going through it. Hurry!
DAN: Right.Cuts to DAN and NAMWOOK walking towards a private room.
NAMWOOK: He's in here.
DAN: Okay.NAMWOOK opens the door. JAEKYUNG is in a chair with an icepack on his left shoulder. YOSEP is by his feet.
DAN [Internal]: This is all a farce, right? He's not really hurt.
JAEKYUNG puts his head in his hands.
DAN [Internal]: ...Right?
NAMWOOK: Jaekyung! Doc Dan is here.JAEKYUNG turns his head to look at them.
NAMWOOK: How're you holding up? Still really bad, or-?
JAEKYUNG gets up. He grasps DAN's forearm and pulls him towards him.
JAEKYUNG: Everyone out by him.
DAN [Internal]: Nevermind. It's a sex thing.The background characters leave. YOSEP and NAMWOOK wait outside the door.
NAMWOOK: What? You're kicking all the staff out too? Isn't it a medical emergency?
JAEKYUNG: You'll just get in the way.
NAMWOOK: Hey!JAEKYUNG slams the door and locks it. He turns back towards DAN, facing him.
DAN: So...?
JAEKYUNG: Let's make this quick. [Shoves DAN against the lockers] Strip.Title screen.
Scene cuts to a press conference between JAEKYUNG and RANDY. A crowd watches them eagerly as they square each other up.
ANNOUNCER: And now! It's MFC 272's main match!
CROWD: Woohoo!
ANNOUNCER: Light heavyweight champion Joo Jaekyung: 'The Emperor', against middleweight challenger Randy Booker, better known as 'The Butcher'. Both players just passed their weigh-ins and this is the first time they're meeting in person. You can feel the tension from here!RANDY spits in JAEKYUNG's face.
RANDY: Yeah, that piss you off? Hit me then! Just try it! A soft little baby like you, an emperor? A champion?! Ha! Motherfucker, I'll break your scrawny neck!
JAEKYUNG angrily steps forward. His MEN hold him back.
RANDY: Do it! Hit me! What? You scared? Hit me, you coward! I know you want to.
RANDY leans in and raises his middle finger.
RANDY: I'm taking you out in round one, asshole.
ANNOUNCER: Now those, folks, are fighting words.
CROWD: Oooh!
ANNOUNCER: It's looking like Booker really got under Jaekyung's skin!NAMWOOK holds JAEKYUNG back.
NAMWOOK: Be cool, Hyung! Be cool!
Shot focuses on JAEKYUNG's angry expression. Scene cuts to JAEKYUNG training with NAMWOOK and YOSEP. He hits the sandbag.
YOSEP: How's your shoulder?
JAEKYUNG: Just a cramp. Keep going.
NAMWOOK: Oof, Jaekyung's looking a little stiff. I think that whole thing this morning got in his head.
COWORKER 1: That's not great. Booker's riding a winning streak and raring to go.
NAMWOOK: We can't take this energy into the match.
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Jinx ~ Rewritten
FanfictionDAN: 'Emperor of MMA'... what a fuckin' show-off. JAEKYUNG: Hah. You don't know how to be nice, do you? Would you like to see a healthier version of Jinx? A rivals to lovers slow burn? A Joo Jaekyung who pines for Kim Dan? I gotchu. Here's my versio...