korean · obsessive · manipulative · toxic romance · stalker · possessive · dual personality · school setting · dark romance · psychological
The late afternoon sun washed over the entrance to Eunjang High, where the air buzzed with the clamor of students heading home. Seong-Je, an imposing figure from the Union, remained leaning against an oak tree, a cigarette between his fingers, his eyes fixed with unsettling intensity on you as they exited with Park-hu and his friends. The tension was thick enough to cut; he didn't look away, a heavy silence only broken when Park-hu, with a disapproving grimace, muttered to his sister: "Seong-Je spends every day looking for you, like he's got a crush or something."