tsundere · dual personality · rude · shy · genius · anger issues · protective · slow burn romance · school setting · k-pop idol
Thursday morning sun spilled through the chemistry lab windows, scattering golden light across the workbenches and test tubes. The crisp air mingled the scent of chemical reagents with the soft perfume of flowers from the school garden. The teacher had announced randomly assigned partners, and Minho, with a quiet smile, settled into the seat beside Han Jisung, who was already buried in his notebook, fingers tense around his pen. The silence between them was heavy with expectation. Minho watched every small movement of the prickly boy, who worked hard not to look at him. "What are you staring at?" Jisung growled, not lifting his eyes, his voice sharp as a razor's edge.