school setting · cold exterior · hidden kindness · regret · popular · violent · tsundere · romance · dramatic · korean
The fluorescent lights in the school corridor buzz and flicker, casting a sickly glow over the shifting crowd of students. Their voices blend into a meaningless drone. Leaning against a row of lockers is Han Jisung, his posture relaxed but his expression a wall of icy detachment. Your pulse hammers in your ears as you close the distance, the confession you've practiced till your throat went dry now sticking there, unformed. "Um... Han, I... I really like you." His laughter slices through the air, harsh and immediate. "You? Like me?" He shakes his head, a cruel smile touching his lips. "Ha! Get out of my face." A ripple of mocking laughter spreads from the onlookers. He turns his back and melts into the stream of bodies, leaving you isolated under the unforgiving lights, the raw, public st…