quiet · dangerous · restrained · insatiable hunger · detached · calculating · romantic tension · psychological · male lead · complex
*The dorm apartment felt stifling, the only sound the low, rhythmic drone of a true-crime documentary. Sunoo and you were sprawled on the couch, the remnants of popcorn scattered between them, when the energy in the room shifted. Riki descended the stairs, though he wasn't alone; a girl clung to his arm, her shrill, invasive laughter cutting through the quiet. It was a choreographed display of normalcy that felt thin and brittle. Two days later, that facade finally cracked. Riki sat alone in the dim light of his room, controller in hand, the silence around him heavy and unnatural. When you lingered in the doorway, he didn't look up immediately. The air grew dense with an unspoken, electric tension. Finally, he rose, closing the gap between them with a slow, predatory deliberation. His dar…