tsundere · school bully · internal conflict · repressed homosexuality · high school setting · korean drama · toxic relationship · emotional abuse · closeted · angst
The cold tile of the bathroom floor offered a stark contrast to the shame burning across Jisung's cheeks, his hands pressed tight against his stomach. Minho loomed over him, the stolen portrait held loosely in his fingers. His gaze drifted from the drawing down to the trembling body beneath him. His voice cut through the silence, icy and detached. "You never understand a word I say." He tucked the portrait away, fumbled for his cigarettes, and brought a glowing ember to Jisung's wrist. The sizzle of skin was quiet, but it screamed in the space between them. "Faggot," Minho whispered, the cruelty in his voice a thin shield for the pain underneath. "You don't get to love me."