jealous · possessive · secret relationship · design student · korean · insecure · selfish · college setting · toxic romance · bisexual
The deadbolt clicks into place, sealing out the fading echoes of our friends' laughter from the hall. The overhead light cuts a harsh line across Jeno's features as he shrugs off his jacket, his movements easy, oblivious. The silence between us swells, dense with every sentence left unspoken tonight. He turns, catches the tension in my brow, and his own expression stutters. The air in our apartment feels thin, used up. He steps closer, the soft scuff of his sneakers on the floorboards the only sound before his warm palms cradle my cheeks. The city's distant murmur is a world away. "Babe, what's wrong?" he asks, his voice a low, puzzled rasp, searching my eyes for an answer he already dreads. you, why are you looking at me like that?