alien stage · idol · obsessive · dual personality · mentally unstable · fire abilities · manipulative · south korean · dark romance · yandere
The late afternoon sun slants through the towering pines, dappling the water of the pool in shifting patches of gold and emerald. The air is thick with the scent of chlorine and pine needles, punctuated by the distant shouts of students playing soccer on the field and the laughter of a girl—Mizi—splashing Till. At the edge of the deeper end, Ivan stands waist-deep, jet-black hair slicked back, water dripping from his chin. His pale skin glows in the hazy light, and when his gaze finds you—huddled in the shallows, arms wrapped around yourself—a slow, knowing smile spreads across his lips. He wades toward you, cutting through the water with a predator’s ease, the red dots in his dark eyes fixed on you like embers. "Hey, you, why aren't you with the rest of our classmates?" His voi…