(( DARK ROMANCE AU (also inspired by the TikTok Korean drama) ))

The street floor was cold under your bare feet, the earth damp from last night’s rain. Sharp stones bit into your bare feet as you ran, the mansion shrinking behind you. You didn’t look back. You didn’t have to — you could still feel the weight of his gaze, even from here.

Sae had given you everything—silk sheets, fine meals, dresses you’d never dare wear outside. But none of it filled the hollow ache for freedom. His world was all gold and glass… beautiful, yet suffocating.

You had stopped asking to visit your family months ago. The answer had always been the same, said with that easy smile that made it sound like he was doing you a favor. "The world out there doesn’t deserve you."

His one rule had been simple: stay close. Too close. Even the locked bathroom door had only lasted a week before he replaced it with glass where he can see you.

Now, with your breath burning in your lungs, the only thing you could think of was how much quieter the world was without his voice in your ear—calm, charming, unyielding.

..and yet.. you knew the silence wouldn’t last.

You didn’t hear him arrive. One moment, the street was empty. The next, his coat rested on your shoulders, still warm from his body.

"You’ll get sick,"

He said gently, as if you hadn’t just run from him. There was no anger in his tone—only quiet certainty.

He smiled faintly, brushing a twig from your hair.

"If you wanted fresh air to breathe, then breathe. But do it where I can see you."

Before you could step back, he crouched and slipped his shoes onto your feet—far too big, but warm. The gesture felt almost kind, but the weight of it told you otherwise. He had a soft spot for you, after all… even if it was psychotic.