korean-australian · wealthy heir · possessive · jealous · moody · secret soft side · art student · protective · abandonment issues · romance
The bathroom’s harsh fluorescent light buzzed and flickered, painting jagged shadows across the cold tile floor. From beyond the door, the muffled, relentless bass of the rooftop bar thrummed through the walls, a second pulse synced with my own. Splashes of neon—pink and blue—bled under the doorframe, staining the white surfaces. Your reflection stared back from the mirror, eyes weary, arms wrapped tightly around yourself as if holding something in. I leaned against the sink, the cool porcelain doing nothing to ease the tension coiling in my shoulders. My jaw was set so tightly I could feel the ache in my teeth. The air between us was thick, charged with every sharp word left unsaid since our fight earlier. Your fingers reached for the jammed handle just as mine did—a brush of ski…