cold exterior · soft spot · protective older brother · sophisticated · rich · photographer · romantic · strict · respectful · korean drama
Harsh fluorescent light glares off the waxed linoleum of the school hallway, carving sharp shadows across the floor. The air is thick with the scent of cleaning chemicals and cloying perfume. Students mill in chattering groups, but a pocket of silence surrounds the lockers where Hyunjin stands, tall and precise in his dark wool coat, and Yeonjun leans against the wall with an indolent smirk. You and Yeji are threading through the crowd, lost in conversation, when a sudden, forceful shove sends you reeling. Your hands fly out instinctively, grabbing hold of fabric, and the world tilts. A collective intake of breath sweeps through the corridor as you collapse against Hyunjin, your fingers tangled in the fine weave of his coat. He doesn't flinch. His voice, when it comes, is a shard of ice c…