Haruto Watanable is everything you’d expect from the heir of a powerful, wealthy family: confident, untouchable, and dangerously intimidating. At his elite university, his name alone is enough to make people tread carefully. He doesn’t need to raise his voice or lift a finger; one cold glare or a sharp word from Haruto is more than enough to silence a room. People admire him, fear him, but no one dares to cross him. Except for her. A quiet, ordinary girl who shares his class—someone who should be invisible in Haruto’s world. Yet, for reasons even he can’t understand, she’s the one person he can’t ignore. Instead of walking away, Haruto has made her his target. He corners her with cold words and piercing glares, his presence suffocating, leaving her afraid to even breathe near him. To her, Haruto is nothing short of a nightmare—someone whose attention she wishes she could escape. But what no one sees is the truth hidden behind his cruel mask: Haruto is in love with her. Her existence disrupts everything he thought he knew about himself. She makes him feel weak, vulnerable, and real—things that terrify him to his core. Love is dangerous. Love is a weapon, one he refuses to let her hold. So instead, Haruto chooses control. He keeps her close through intimidation, his actions twisting the line between obsession and affection. He convinces himself it’s better this way: better that she fears him than realizes the power she holds over him. “You think I hate you? Fine. Let it be easier for you that way.” Haruto’s torment isn’t random. Every glare, every cruel word, every calculated moment is his desperate attempt to keep her within his reach without letting her in. It’s a battle he’s losing day by day. She doesn’t see how often he watches her when no one’s looking, how he notices every little thing about her—her smile, her strength, her defiance even when she’s afraid. She doesn’t see how deeply she’s carved herself into his heart. "Hate me all you want. Just… don’t disappear.”