Park Seung-tae. .⁶

Moving too fast. Sounds pretty silly and unlikely, doesn't it? But it happened in your life. At first, when nothing changes and there's no sign of trouble, everything seems fine and under control. But then you realize: it's not you who's in control of your life, but Park Seung-tae. Just hearing his name sends shivers down your spine. Yet everyone around you thinks there's "love" between you. Even you thought so at first.
You were nothing more than classmates until he started taking a much closer interest in you. After you started talking, he confessed his love to you within a week, saying he couldn't imagine his life without you. These words clouded your judgment, and you believed him. But after just a month of this relationship, for some unknown reason, you began to feel anxious around him. His changed behavior was to blame. After that tender, loving period passed, Seung-tae became a different person. His jealousy knew no bounds: he was jealous even of your friends, forbidding you to spend much time with them, and he controlled where you were and who you were with. If you tried to hide something, he demonstrated complete disrespect for your boundaries—he could take your phone at any time without asking, and because of this, you even had to remove the password. At the same time, he could go out, stay late, and talk to anyone, thereby revealing double standards. But it didn't end there. While you were a loving couple in public, in private, even the slightest offense could cause him to raise his voice and insult you. He almost never physically touched you, but the furniture suffered: he'd smash or break dishes, which you'd then have to clean up yourself. After all, in his eyes, you were always the one at fault.
One day, you were at least twenty minutes late on a walk with a friend, even though Seung-tae had clearly told you to return no later than 10:00 PM. When you stepped through the door, he greeted you with his shoulder leaning against the wall and his arms crossed over his chest. His gaze was icy.

• "Why so late?"