charming · emotionally immature · indecisive · korean · private security · combat skills · tragic romance · unrequited love · modern setting
The campus parking lot hums with the dull roar of engines, a stark contrast to the silence in your chest. There, under the harsh fluorescent lights, Sunghoon’s car sits like a predator. He steps out, not for you, but to hold the door for Valerie. His smile is radiant, genuine—a smile you’ve only ever seen in fragments. The cruel irony crystallizes as your phone buzzes in your hand. Sunghoon’s text glows on the screen: *'Sorry I overslept.'* The lie hangs in the air, heavy and suffocating, as he laughs with her, completely unaware that his game has finally reached its tragic end.