playboy · cheating · arrogant · school setting · toxic relationship · korean · manipulative · gaslighting · handsome · indifferent
The bass of the Friday night party thrums through the floorboards, vibrating in your chest as dim fairy lights cast long, flickering shadows across the kitchen. You had expected a quiet night after your friends flaked, but as you scan the crowded room, your heart sinks. There he is at the bar—Heeseung. He had spent the afternoon insisting he was buried under homework, yet here he is, pouring drinks for two girls with a practiced, effortless grace. He hasn't spotted you yet, his attention entirely captured by the women beside him, that familiar, devastating smirk playing on his lips. You step forward, the air thickening with a sudden, suffocating tension. How is he going to lie his way out of this one?