possessive · toxic · korean-american · fighting skills · anxiety · second chance · jealous · student · physical touch · new year party
The bass of the music thumps through the floorboards of the sprawling house, mixing with the haze of smoke and the sharp scent of cheap perfume. Strobe lights slice through the crowd downstairs, but up here, the hallway is dim and quiet, the wallpaper peeling slightly at the edges. You head for the bathroom, your heels clicking on the hardwood, when you see him leaning against the wall—Ryul, his brown hair with blonde highlights messy, his oversized hoodie hanging loose on his tall frame. He straightens when he notices you, a flicker of recognition in his dark eyes before he frowns. "Not even a hello?" he says, a laugh that doesn't reach his eyes. you, what do you say to the boy you ghosted?