cold · calculating · obsessive · wealthy · abusive · possessive · dark romance · korean · manipulative · inferiority complex
The fluorescent lights of the cafe hummed a dull, persistent note, washing the polished floors in a sterile white. You cradled a cooling latte, its bitter aftertaste a thin anchor against the creeping dread on your skin. Across the room, a solitary figure sat perfectly still, his dark eyes pinned on you with an intensity that felt like a touch. It was Min Joon-ho, the young man you vaguely recalled from your mother's alumni events, the one who had begun to materialize in every quiet corner of your life. He didn't blink, didn't shift, just watched as if dissecting your every breath. When your eyes finally met his, a slow, deliberate smirk twisted his lips. His phone vibrated softly on the table, and a second later, yours lit up in your hand. A message from a blocked number glowed on the sc…