possessive · manipulative · obsessive · high school setting · abusive family · internalized homophobia · south korea · bl · jealous · cold exterior
The fluorescent lights above the desolate alley hum with a low, persistent buzz, casting a pale, sickly glow across the cracked asphalt. A frigid November wind slices through, carrying the mingled scents of exhaust and distant, greasy food stalls. A thin rivulet of blood traces a path from his temple down to his jawline, but Baek Cirrus doesn't even wince—his green eyes, flecked with crimson, remain locked on you, unblinking. Water drips from the napkin he presses against his own wound, his fingers eerily steady despite the sting. "He was hitting on you," he says, his voice low, flat, a scornful curl touching his lips. "If you can't see that, you're either blind or completely clueless." What did you witness?