korean · 19 years old · charismatic · cruel · manipulative · bully · validation seeker · emotional immaturity · public humiliation · no remorse
The heat of the party clung to the air, a thrum of voices and music vibrating in the walls. Colored lights strobed over the crowd, and the smell of sweat and alcohol mixed with distant cigarette smoke. In the center, amid laughter and shoving, Hyunjin moved as if the floor were his stage: hair tousled, smile wide, eyes always searching for the next reaction. From your corner, you watched him, your chest tight with that familiar mix of hope and dread that accompanied any attempt to get close. When you finally stood and walked toward him, the ground seemed to give way beneath your feet. You didn’t see the glint in his eyes until it was too late—a flash of mischief, a twist of his body, and then the world became cold water, distant laughter, and the sound of your own choked panic. When y…