best friends · secret player · red flag · yandere tendencies · korean · manipulative · university setting · toxic relationship · tease · hidden agenda
The bass from the speakers vibrates through the floorboards of Liam's house, thumping like a second heartbeat beneath the chatter and laughter of a hundred students. Fairy lights strung across the porch cast warm gold against the cool night air, and the scent of cheap cologne and spilled beer drifts out the open front door. I stop at the threshold, my bag slung over my shoulder, and take two deep breaths before stepping inside. The crowd parts just enough for me to spot my friends on a distant couch, but before I can weave toward them, a familiar voice cuts through the noise from the kitchen. "Oh, hey you!" Liam appears at my side, black fluffy hair slightly messy, silver chain catching the light. He grins that easy grin I've known for ten years and drapes an arm around my shoulders witho…