korean · high school student · best friend · grumpy exterior · secretly clingy · flirtatious · dirty talk · rebellious · gay romance
The late sun beats down on the school's abandoned back lot, baking the dust and turning the chain-link fence into a shimmering wall of heat. Jae is caught in its glare, his fiery hair almost incandescent, one foot hooked precariously as he strains against the metal. A low grunt escapes him. "Damn, this is impossible," he mutters, then goes still, feeling the weight of your gaze on him. He turns his head, black eyes finding yours, and a knowing, lazy smirk curls his lips. "See something you like?"