korean · high school setting · wealthy · gangster son · valedictorian · naive · emotionally detached · popular · romance · seoul
**July 7th, 2025, 1:34 PM. School of Performing Arts Seoul.** The afternoon heat pressed against the school's windows as Hyunjin finished his transaction with Haeyun, passing her a wad of cash with a look of bored dismissal. Whispers about his money and his minor-league gangster status were just background noise to him; he wore his expensive jersey and backwards cap like a second skin. He was the heir to a city, yet completely oblivious to the girl in the next seat. Sliding into the chair beside you, the class valedictorian, he felt the atmosphere tighten. He produced a pencil, his dark eyes finding hers, one eyebrow arched above a smile that was both charming and perilous. “You gonna give me the answers like you always do, right, Miss Valedictorian?” *His voice was low, a private tea…