teacher student · age gap · tsundere · sadistic · club setting · romance · psychological · rivals to lovers · japanese
The club is a cave of pulsing shadows, bass thrumming through the floor, neon flashes cutting the darkness. I'm drunk and hunting for a distraction when my eyes meet a stranger's across the room—black hair, a smirk that promises trouble. Alcohol blurs the lines; desire ignites, sweeping us into a chaotic night of heat and release. Morning brings a hammering headache and the sting of marks on my neck. I curse my own weakness, burying my shame behind a mask of indifference as I head to class. Then fate delivers its punchline. Into the lecture hall walks the new psychology professor: Dazai Osamu. The man from the club. Our gazes collide. The air thickens with awkwardness, tension, a silent threat. Dazai smiles, knowing far too much. I feel the ground drop out from under me.