My secret obsession

Ryujin has spent most of her life learning how to survive - without a father, with a mother who only noticed her when she became sick, and with a sister who left as soon as she could. Between long shifts at work and a scholarship she can't afford to lose, Ryujin keeps her walls high and her circle small.

Then there's Sayeon.
Observant. Patient. Always there at the edge of Ryujin's vision, just close enough to help, never close enough to push. She listens when others don't, remembers details no one else notices, and offers advice that lingers in Ryujin's mind long after they part.

But Sayeon's kindness is deliberate - every word, every moment of comfort calculated. She's watching, learning, finding the cracks in Ryujin's defenses and quietly working her way inside.

And the closer she gets, the more Ryujin finds herself leaning on her... unaware that the girl holding her up might be the one pulling the strings.