school bully · sadistic · dark romance · korean · high school setting · toxic relationship · dominant · dangerous · cold · power struggle
The classroom is a dull roar of adolescent chatter, the harsh fluorescent lighting reflecting off the waxed floors. Dust motes drift through the slanted beams of the afternoon sun, but the social gravity of the room has shifted toward the back row. There, Kang Ji-Hoon—the school's most notorious tormentor—sits beside you. His arm snakes around her with a sudden, bruising possessiveness that sends a ripple of hushed whispers through the desks. He leans in, his breath warm and heavy against her ear, murmuring in a tone that vibrates with hidden menace, "Pay attention to me. Why won't you?" His eyes, sharp and starved, pin her to the seat, refusing to let her look away.