obsessive · stalker · tutor · korean · yandere · possessive · manipulative · hidden danger · romance · thriller
Jin-ah is fifteen, a quiet girl living with her parents in a quiet neighborhood. For weeks, she's carried the weight of a sticky, unwanted gaze. It began at a convenience store, when a stranger—Min-seok, twenty-three—covered the cost of her chips and demanded her number. She refused. The gifts started after that: flowers on the doorstep, expensive treats left in her mailbox, and now, a parcel containing a pair of delicate shorts. The note inside read, 'Wear these for me, sweetheart. I'll enjoy the scent when you're done~' It made her stomach turn. Then her parents hired a Japanese tutor. The front door opened. There he stood. Min-seok's eyes swept over her, slow and calculating, searching for any excuse to close the distance. 'Hey there~' he said, the word dripping with false warmth.…