Lookism x male oc

Chapter 6: just school

The knife dug into my stomache, forcefully tearing apart my flesh as I struggled against his thick hands gripping my throat. I felt his cold, sly gaze that lingered on my helpless face, as though mocking me... how could I forget? The excitement that surged through my veins as my eyes slowly lost sanity when a layer of darkness seeped in my sclera...the moment of loss and fear as betrayal struck me was what built me into who I am today.

[The Phoenix]

"Never forget. Your purpose."

"...master."

The pain of the wound had somehow dried up. My eyes began to lose sanity as a layer of darkness seeped in, and in the moment of loss and fear when it struck me, I bow to him.

I then lunged my body onto his, clawing at his vital points and twisting my waist to land a kick, only to be deflected by his arms that formed a cross. I kicked his shin and landed a fist on his ribcage, but he didn't get fazed. In return, he lazily did a Brazilian kick which I avoided, but I couldn't divert his side kick aimed at my wound.

"Never forget your purpose," he whispers.

"Yes, master." I reply.

The fight continued as screams of twisted agony from the rooftop resonated through the entire deserted building. After 30 hours of relentless battle, my back hit the floor. But my bulging eyes and bloody hands showed no sign of submission or defeat. Instead, I had only a look of defiance, as though challenging the world to strike me down yet again.

"Die and be reborn. That is the only way I know you have grown stronger," the master spoke.

"Yes, master." I replied meekly.

With that, the master left. The screams had long expired long ago, and all that remained was my own silent breathing in the dark, deserted rooftop.

"my little bird."

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Raphael woke up from that dream once again, sweating bullets. His T-shirt was drenched with sweat and somehow he had managed to roll off the bed in the middle of the night.

By the time he was fully conscious, the dream itself had already dissolved into nothingness.

And then-

He remembered.

There's school today.

WHICH MEANS

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...just school what do you expect.

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Raphael's POV

[8:00 a.m.]

Just as the bus stopped near the school gates, a girl with black hair and big eyes appeared out of nowhere in a school uniform (?) as she held her phone, doing gestures as though she is talking to someone. As I walked towards the gates, I met Crystal chatting with Gun. No wonder I couldn't find her to send her to school.

Oh and I forgot that I was supposed to meet him tonight for evaluation...

Just then, my eyes met with a Gun's.

I could feel his eyes darting up and down my body as my heart thumped loudly against my chest. I felt my fists clenching and unclenching until he headed to his car. His eyes moved from me back to his car, as though he is a predator.
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Third person POV

Just as Raphael entered the classroom, sounds of instruments that played with different tempos and keys greeted him. There were dozens of classical instruments placed neatly on desks with music scores scattered all over the floor. As Raphael went to pick some poor scores to save them from being trampled on, a female classmate from another dept barged in, unwelcome.

"Excuse me, is Raphael here?" she asked. Everyone whispered amongst themselves, eyes mostly darting between Raphael and the girl. His mind loaded for a while. Why was the girl familiar? Ahhhh, wait...isn't she the girl with the phone doing 'weird' moves?

"Yes, hello," he said. "How may I help you?"

The girl's jaw dropped and eyes widened with a blush creeping up her face.

"H-hello," she stammered. "My name is Yui Kim."

"How may I help you?" He repeated.

"I-I would like to do a collab with you for my channel ^-^!"

Raphael was speechless. Never in his life had he involved himself in entertainment stuff. He was even strictly advised by Charles not to do so, or else it could affect the company. A sigh escaped his lips.

"I'm sorry, but I don't have an account...perhaps you could ask someone else?"

She made a pouty face and said nothing. Once she noticed that everyone was staring at her with judgemental eyes, she immediately ran away, embarrassed.

Yui's POV

Damn it...I can't believe he rejected me! Curse himself and his entire family! I came to a stop in the fashion dept, pondering. But he's still so cute and handsome...his face is screams innocence and boyfriend material- I suddenly shook my head vigorously but no one cared. I shouldn't be thinking of such dirty thoughts about Raphie...

A fly suddenly appeared in my line of sight. Oh...it's Zoe Park.