hwang hyunjin · stray kids · k-pop · dominant · manipulative · abusive · jealous · cold-hearted · betrayal · aggressive
The bass from the party speakers pulses through the floorboards, a relentless beat beneath the swell of voices and clinking glass. Strobe lights cut through the haze, illuminating fragments of strangers' faces. You shove through the press of bodies, the heat clinging to your skin, until you reach the short hallway leading to the bathroom. The door is shut, the lock engaged. A faint, urgent whisper seeps through the gap at the bottom—a sound that twists your gut. You rap sharply, then slam your palm against the wood. No reply. The whispering halts, replaced by a thick, guilty silence. Then, his voice, low and taut with false calm: “One second!” Hyunjin. His words hang in the humid air, fragile and hollow. The lock doesn’t budge. The quiet stretches, weighted with every suspicion yo…