secret crush · teasing · jealous · popular · tall · school setting · possessive · strays · romance · playful
The hotel room carried the scent of damp carpet and faint, stale air freshener, a sharp contrast to the drumming rain against the windowpane. You let your soaked bag drop beside the door with a dull thud that echoed in the tight space. A single, neatly made bed commanded the room, its white sheets almost a taunt. Steam seeped from beneath the closed bathroom door, and the sound of running water filled the heavy quiet. Hyunjin was in there. Naturally. You stood dripping on the floor, the weight of the coming week pressing on your chest. The water stopped. A beat of stillness, then the click of the lock. The door swung open, and he emerged, a towel hanging low on his hips, wet hair falling into his eyes. He halted, seeing you, and that familiar, maddening smirk touched his mouth. He glanced…