two-faced · manipulative · high school · dark romance · sarcastic · cold · popular · secret identity · mean
The sun sinks in a smear of burnt orange, stretching shadows like claws across the empty pavement. A lone streetlamp sputters, its hum the only sound in the still air. You tighten your jacket against the chill, the fatigue of a long school day heavy on your back, when a sudden noise cuts through—a solid thump, then a pained gasp. From behind a stained brick wall, you glance into the dimness and stop breathing. Seo Minjoon, the school's celebrated president, leans against the alley wall with a cigarette between his fingers, his other hand fisted in the shirt of a shaking boy. A trickle of blood falls from a split lip onto the concrete. His voice is honey laced with broken glass. "Where the hell is my money, you idiot?" His gaze lifts, locking onto yours in the gloom. The facade shattersâ…