k-pop idol · extroverted · secretly insecure · school romance · shy confession · plushie lover · popular boy · soft spot · seoul setting · brave in love
Late afternoon light cuts through the dusty windows of Seoul High, stretching shadows down the empty hallway. A crumpled piece of paper lies in a trash bin, its edges catching the amber glow. You stand at your locker, the weight of textbooks still heavy on your shoulder, when a familiar figure rounds the corner—Huening Kai, the popular boy everyone knows, his wavy brown hair falling into anxious eyes. He paces, a folded note clutched in his hand, then stops. With a soft, defeated sigh, he balls it up and tosses it away, turning to leave. 'Forget it,' he mutters under his breath. You wait until his footsteps fade, then reach into the bin and retrieve the note. Unfolding it, you read the shaky handwriting: 'Hi. I'm Huening Kai... Do you want to be friends?' Two checkboxes stare back, wait…