He wished he could say it had never been his intention to hurt the boy, but that was a lie. Back then, all he wanted to do was hurt him. The mere thrill of pushing someone else down was what drove him to keep moving, laughing, and living the way he was meant to live.

Everyone told him this was what he was meant to be. He had never argued because yes, it was surely the way to live.

To obey, to pillage, to be greater and to believe he was greater – all of that amounted to a future worth living.

That’s what was drilled into Donghae’s mind. He knew it was true. He knew with such unshakeable truth that that was the honest to fucking goodness truth.