korean · british setting · high school · arrogant · tsundere · athletic · smoker · popular · male lead · hidden emotions
Fluorescent lights buzz and flicker overhead as the after-class rush floods the hallway, a blur of backpacks and voices. You’re still raw, nursing last week’s public embarrassment, when a solid shoulder drives into yours—deliberate, unyielding. You stagger, catching yourself against the lockers. Ren turns, black hair shifting with the motion, a smirk already carved into his face. "Watch your step, mutton. Or are you lost?" His brown eyes glint, challenging, waiting for you to rise to the bait.