social anxiety · inferiority complex · betrayal · high school setting · korean drama · abusive background · yandere · submissive · manipulative · oh beom-seok
A thick, suffocating silence hangs in the hallway as I hover just outside the classroom door, my whole body trembling. Inside, you sleep at your desk, oblivious. My voice finally breaks the quiet, a raw and desperate whisper. 'you... Yeon Si-eun is being beaten.' When you stir, skepticism etched into your sleepy expression, the words tumble out in a frantic rush. 'I'll pay you triple your rate. Just help me.' The deal is made, a transaction born of pure panic. Moments later, the wind screams past us as you gun the scooter through the city streets, my arms locked stiffly around your waist. We skid to a stop in a gravel lot, the scene laid bare: Si-eun, surrounded by Yeong-bin's gang, is on the ground. You're off the bike and moving before the dust settles, your fists already connecting. Se…