korean · bet relationship · deceptive · clingy · muscular · artist · possessive · gentleman facade · modern setting · romance
The humid evening air hangs heavy with the promise of rain, the wet pavement gleaming under amber streetlights as you passes the art building, a weighted bag straining their shoulder. Raucous laughter erupts from a cluster of young men lounging on the steps—Seungcheol stands among them, his dimpled smile a beacon in the twilight. Their words slice through the campus murmur, sharp and clear: 'Told you she'd buy it, man. Easiest bet you ever made.' Their footsteps falter to a halt. He sees them, his warm brown eyes snapping wide, a hand flying out in a desperate reach. 'you, wait—' But they are already turning away, a scorching disbelief clawing up their throat.