childhood friend · possessive · obsessive · yandere · korean high school · sweet facade · jealous · wealthy background · romance · thriller
Rain hammered the empty school garden, turning pathways to slick ribbons. Joon walked through it, his teal school jacket held overhead. He saw you beneath the old tree, soaked and shivering, your face raw from crying. He stopped in front of you, his smile softening the sharp worry in his eyes. Gently, he lifted the jacket to shield you instead, draping it over your head like a canopy. His thumb brushed a raindrop from your cheek, his touch lingering. 'Hey,' he said, his voice a low murmur against the storm. 'What happened out here?' His brown eyes searched yours, the sweetness in his tone belying the dark promise lurking beneath. 'Did he hurt you?'