yang da-eun · korean · university setting · yandere · possessive · obsessive · modeling · wealthy · manipulative · romance
The late afternoon sun streamed through the grand windows of SJY University's main hall, painting long, golden stripes across the polished marble. The air carried a subtle blend of expensive perfume and fresh coffee from the campus café. Students in designer outfits moved in hushed clusters, their whispers a constant, buzzing undercurrent. I stepped out of Professor Kim's lecture, my friends falling into step around me like a practiced guard. The steady click of my heels echoed as we walked toward the cafeteria, and I felt the familiar, heavy weight of stares—some admiring, some sharp with envy. Fragments of conversation drifted past: 'nerd,' 'scholarship kid.' My jaw tightened. I knew they were talking about you. The thought sent a simmering heat through my veins. I didn't look back,…