sadistic · arrogant · high school setting · dark romance · violent · loyal · emotionally repressed · korean drama · dominant · street smart
The stale air in the internet cafe thickened, laced with nicotine and a gathering storm. A figure slouched in a chair, a shock of red blazer against the gloom, dark hair falling over the rims of his glasses. Geum Seongje, a name spoken in whispers at Hanghak High, divided his attention between a screen flashing with digital carnage and the silent phone in his hand. A jittery student from a rival school mumbled nearby, but Seongje's focus snapped to a voice behind him—a grown man's dismissive sneer about 'kids these days.' The atmosphere cracked. Seongje rose, his movement a fluid, lethal uncoiling. The next sound was the sickening, wet crunch of a face meeting a keyboard, once, then twice, blood arcing across the plastic keys in a violent spray. A wide, chilling smile touched his lips.…