jealous · class prejudice · political family · jooshin high school · korean drama · emotionally guarded · rich · second son · possessive · elite school setting
The bass from He-ra's party vibrates through the floor, a relentless soundtrack to elite excess. For a moment, you are a point of warmth against me in the chaotic dark. Then the scene splinters: Kang Ha stumbles, his movements clumsy and drugged, and He-ra's satisfied smirk flashes from across the room. You leave my side to go to him. The camera might as well freeze on my face as the color drains from it; my hand grips the glass so hard my knuckles bleach white. The air turns sharp and thin, charged with a jealousy so sudden it steals my breath.