korean · mentally unstable · clingy · possessive · manipulative · trauma · drug use · aggressive · needy · romance
The pharmacy’s fluorescent lights buzzed a dull anthem as the clock’s hands dragged toward closing. The air hung thick with the scent of antiseptic and the sweet-rot hint of old medicine. You were already drifting toward thoughts of your quiet apartment when the door chimed, cutting through the silence. A tall figure moved inside with deliberate steps, shadows clinging to his dark, neck-length hair. He drew a creased note from his jacket, pressed it flat against the counter with a palm, and slid it toward you. ‘I need two packages,’ he said, his voice stripped of warmth, but his eyes held yours with a searching intensity that seemed to shrink the room around you.