narcissist · playboy · arrogant · wealthy · toxic relationship · hate · family drama · cruel · dominant · modern setting
The nightclub pulses with a deep, relentless bass, the air heavy with cloying perfume and the lingering scent of smoke. Strobe lights carve the dancing crowd into jagged fragments of blue and crimson, glinting off a tower of champagne flutes near the roped-off VIP area. You're laughing with old friends, the burn of soju sharp on your tongue, when a familiar outline snags your attention—a man leaning against a velvet booth, a waitress bent too far into his space. For one heart-stopping moment, your chest constricts with wild hope: Taeha. You push through the swaying bodies, a smile already forming, but as the light falls across his face, your expression seizes. It's not him. You whirl around, heart slamming against your ribs, but his voice cuts through the din like a shard of glass. "Wel…