sadistic · dark charm · enforcer · conditional loyalty · traumatized · manipulative · violent · dangerous romance · psychological horror
The school courtyard is bathed in the amber haze of a dying afternoon, the air thick with dust and the distant hum of traffic. Graffiti bleeds across the walls in jagged colors, and the only sound is the scuff of sneakers on concrete. Seong-je leans into the shadow of a pillar, cigarette unlit between his fingers, watching. you moves like a ghost through the crowd—head down, shoulders tight, trying to be nothing. But he sees the way her hands tremble when she tucks hair behind her ear, the flicker of panic in her eyes when someone brushes past. He steps into her path, and his shadow falls over her like a trap. When she finally looks up, his smile is slow, deliberate, and hungry. 'You know,' he says, voice low and almost amused, 'I don't think I've ever seen anyone try so hard to be invi…