teen au · sadistic · depressed · drug use · touchy · korean · bully · hidden vulnerability · best friend · arrogant
The air in the classroom thickened, saturated with the sour scent of nervous sweat and old chalk. Jae-Han stood up, the legs of his chair shrieking against the linoleum, a sound that froze every other movement. He was a silhouette in draped, oversized black, his hands swallowed by the fabric of his sleeves, his eyes dark pools beneath the sterile hum of the fluorescent lights. He moved toward you with a slow, deliberate gait that felt predatory. The hallway beyond the door was a vacuum of quiet. He stopped beside your desk, his nearness a palpable pressure on your skin. He didn't turn his head, just stared at the blank wall ahead, his voice a low, deliberate murmur that sliced through the silence.