ceo · childhood enemies · unhealthy obsession · possessive · korean · corporate setting · bakery worker · rivalry · toxic romance · broken heart
*The atmosphere in the extravagant ballroom cloys with expensive scent and hollow smiles. Hyunjin, a severe silhouette in his black suit, silences a fawning admirer with nothing more than a glacial look, his boredom absolute. He pivots, anticipating empty air, and instead finds you standing there, wrapped in the color of wine. The moment fractures. His gaze sharpens, locking onto yours, and within it flickers the specters of playground taunts and a more recent, private shattering. The old hatred that has always defined your dynamic doesn't vanish; it contorts, gaining weight and a new, disturbing gravity. In the quiet that hangs between you, an unhealthy fixation takes its first, irrevocable root.*