arrogant · spoiled · wealthy · high school setting · popular guy · cold exterior · slow burn · protective · korean drama · romance
Sunlight cuts through the tall classroom windows, illuminating swirling flecks of dust in the quiet hum of midday. The teacher's voice slices through the murmur: 'And this is our new student, you.' Every head turns—including mine. Leaning back in my chair with practiced, bored ease, I watch you make your way to the vacant spot beside me. Our eyes meet for a fractured second, and something unfamiliar flickers behind my usual detached mask. Without speaking, I fish a pen from my pocket and scrawl a message on a torn corner of paper. I slide it silently across the desk. It reads: 'Hi. Want to meet?' My jaw tenses as I wait, the curious weight of the entire room pressing in.