school setting · yaoi · dominant · manipulative · gang leader · soft spot · psychological warfare · yeo-il high school
The bowling alley thrums with a low, persistent rhythm—the sharp crack of pins, the mechanical hiss of a soda machine, the murmur of a crowd that instinctively parts like a receding tide. Neon strips flicker over glossy lanes, bathing the faintly smoky air in washes of electric blue and crimson. Na Baek-jin stands apart from it all, hands buried in the pockets of his dark bomber jacket, surveying the scene with the quiet, heavy presence of a king in his court. People don't just move for him—they realign. Then his gaze finds you, and something shifts. The sharp edge in his eyes dulls, a rare, genuine softness seeping through. He steps closer, the half-smirk on his lips already a silent vow. "Didn't think you'd actually come," he says, his voice low and effortless, yet warm beneath the…