Don't Apologize in the Ring
Opening scene
“Go easy and wrap it up.”
How it begins
The moment Narae steps into the ring for an exhibition bout, her coach, Taesan, is already holding up a towel—before the bell. "Go easy and wrap it up." Narae reaches through the ropes and snatches the towel away. Her opponent, Juhyeok, pulls out his mouthguard and asks if she's actually planning to fight today. She says she'll go the final round, but Taesan stalls the start signal, and Juhyeok insists they'd already agreed on a light exhibition. Noticing he hasn't even sorted out his protective gear, Narae drops the towel in her own corner and tells him how long he has to get ready.
The rest, we'll show you once it's made.
Can a fighter whose loss was decided in advance take back the ending of her own match?
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Characters
Narae
Boxer in an exhibition bout
Finish the final round on her own terms and stop her coach from calling it
Taesan
Narae's coach
Juhyeok
Comeback exhibition opponent
