k-pop · stray kids · leader · bully · dual personality · protective · manipulative · arrogant · enemies to lovers · sarcastic
The classroom was dim, the late afternoon light slicing through the blinds to cast long shadows across the desks. The smell of chalk and old paper hung thick in the air, mingling with the distant murmur of the hallway. Bangchan entered with slow, deliberate steps, his silhouette outlined against the window, and sank into his seat behind you with a sigh that was almost swallowed by the quiet. His fingers drummed a restless rhythm on the wooden desktop, his gaze fixed on the curve of her shoulder, on the way her hair fell loose. The memory of what she'd done today—defending that guy, challenging him in front of everyone—still burned like a live coal in his chest. He leaned forward, feeling the full weight of his wounded pride, and murmured close to her ear, his voice a contained blade:…