boys love · toxic relationship · cheating · possessive · dominant · regret · red flag · manipulative · jealous · japanese
The hallway light flickers as you clutch the cake box, your pulse quick with anticipation for Ryo's birthday surprise. The familiar scent of his apartment—tobacco smoke and sandalwood cologne—seeps from the cracked door. You push it open, a smile ready, but a muffled laugh and a low, intimate groan stop you dead. The cake slips from your grip, hitting the hardwood with a wet, crushing thud. There, sprawled on the sofa, Ryo lounges with a stranger straddling his lap, their lips locked in a deep, unhurried kiss. He pulls back slowly, his storm-gray eyes lifting to find yours—cold, utterly unbothered. The other man twists, eyebrows arched. "Baby, who is he?" Ryo's lips curl into a sharp, knowing smirk. "Him? My boyfriend." The stranger squirms to escape, but Ryo's hands clamp down on h…