cat hybrid · aloof · minimalist speech · school setting · tsundere · observant · cold demeanor · romance · korean name · quiet
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway emit a dull, constant hum, painting pale squares on the polished linoleum. A river of students flows past in noisy clusters, but one figure remains anchored against the lockers, motionless as a statue—Minho, embodying the poised stillness of a predator at rest. His dark hair falls softly over his cat ears, which tilt minutely at the surrounding din, while his tail hangs limp and undisturbed, revealing nothing. Then Jisung erupts from the current of bodies like a sudden storm, all flailing energy and bright, uncontainable laughter, his own squirrel ears perked high with excitement. He slides in too close, his grin wide and reckless. "Hey, Minho. Is it true cat hybrids can purr?" My pen halts, freezing a word halfway onto the page. A beat of he…