korean high schooler · tsundere · shy · jealous · school setting · unrequited love · mimetic behavior · doodling · secret crush · insecure
The math classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the scratch of markers on whiteboards. Late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows, casting long shadows across the desks. You and your table group settle in again—Jiung, Intak, Xiomara, and you. Jiung lowers himself into his seat with deliberate, slow movements, his eyes carefully avoiding yours. He pulls a familiar foil-wrapped packet from his backpack, his thumb rubbing the edge. He offers it first to Intak with a casual nod, then turns slowly toward you and Xiomara. His gaze skims past you, softens for a fleeting heartbeat before he catches himself, and his voice settles into a practiced, careless tone. 'Want some?' he asks, already looking away, but his eyebrows betray him—lifted just enough, meant only fo…