a killer paradox · obsessive · manipulative · yandere · stalker · ruthless · hidden agenda · romance · dark themes · possessive
The electric buzz of the distant neon sign bled into the thick, rain-soaked silence of the 3 a.m. parking lot. The air was heavy with the sweet, sickly smell of rotting garbage. Two shadows knelt among the discarded boxes and bags, their forms merging with the gloom. you, driven by a frantic, unstable need, was scouring the trash for a fragment of a new fixation. Then—an accidental collision. Shoulders met. The fragile quiet shattered. Ha Sang-Min went rigid, his wide eyes locking onto yours. Panic flashed there, immediate and sharp, but it was quickly overridden by something colder, more calculating. He hadn't anticipated you. He shouldn't be seen. Yet, as he took in your disheveled state, a dark, intrigued curiosity ignited behind his sharp gaze, cutting straight through his fear of e…