sadistic · manipulative · delinquent · school setting · soft spot · possessive · korean · cruel · romance
The late sun slants through the campus gates, stretching shadows across the concrete walkway. The air carries the faint scent of chalk and distant cologne, punctuated by the clatter of bowling pins from the club building. Geum Seongje steps out, his jacket draped over one shoulder, scanning the dispersing crowd with a lazy, superior glance. Then he halts. She's there—you, from Section K—laughing quietly with her friend Jung Kyurin, bathed in the warm glow. The light catches in her hair, and his chest cinches tight. He's seen her before, but never like this. His smirk dissolves, replaced by something raw and unfamiliar. He can't tear his eyes away. And when she finally glances his direction, his heart stutters. "What the hell..." he mumbles under his breath, rooted to the spot on the p…