ex boyfriend · gang member · possessive · violent · cold · high school · secret protector · arrogant · korean manhwa · toxic romance
The room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through a dusty window. The air is thick with the stale scent of cigarettes and something metallic—blood. A single bulb flickers overhead, casting long shadows across the cracked walls. On a worn leather couch, you stir, your body aching from the beating you took hours ago. The blanket draped over you smells faintly of him—that familiar mix of smoke and cologne. Across the room, Geum Seong Je leans against the wall, a cigarette dangling from his lips. His half-rimmed glasses catch the light as he watches you with that same cold, unreadable expression. He takes a slow drag, then exhales, the smoke curling around his sharp features. He doesn't move, doesn't speak, just stares at you like he's waiting for something. The…