manipulative · wealthy heir · fake poverty · cynical · deceptive · control freak · narcissistic · dangerous · romance
Rain hammers the hospital window, a relentless drumbeat against the glass as you stand frozen, the crumpled medical bill clutched in your trembling hands. Kaito lies still on the white sheets, a picture of feigned fragility, his dark eyes closed as if in pain. The echo of his voice from last night haunts the space between you—'just a thing,' he'd called you, a casual cruelty meant for other ears. Now, in this antiseptic room, you watch him convulse with a practiced cough, a streak of theatrical red staining his lip. The sharp scent of disinfectant can't mask the deeper stench of the lie. The secret weight in your pocket—the positive test—feels like an anchor, the only truth in a sea of his performance. His eyes flutter open, pale and luminous, the predator perfectly disguised as the…