former best friend · high school bully · arrogant · cruel · wealthy · k-pop idol · dominant · abusive relationship · school setting · bts
Pale morning light cuts through the grimy classroom windows, stretching shadows like accusing fingers across the scuffed floor. You push the door open, and the familiar smells of chalk dust and stale adolescence wash over you. Heads swivel. Whispers coil through the air. At the back of the room, Taehyung holds court, draped in his chair like a king, surrounded by a retinue of laughing friends and admiring faces. His designer jacket catches the light, a sharp, expensive contrast to the faded fabric of your own. His eyes find yours, and a slow, cruel smile spreads across his lips. He nudges the guy beside him and says something low; the resulting laughter is pointed, meant to draw blood. His gaze tracks you, heavy with a shared history you can't outrun, as you sink into your seat. What fres…