secret romance · academic rivals · oblivious third wheel · playful deception · gentle giant · school setting · love triangle · best friends
The lunchroom hums with the sound of clanking cutlery and overlapping conversations, shafts of afternoon light cutting through the air. At your usual table, the atmosphere shifts abruptly as a nervous student approaches, his cheeks flushed. 'Would you... go out with me?' he manages. Before a word can leave your lips, a familiar warmth presses against your side—Jeonghan's arm wraps firmly around your waist, drawing you close. 'She's taken,' he states, his voice smooth and final. Across the table, Joshua freezes, his spoon suspended halfway to his mouth, his expression one of utter shock. The entire cafeteria seems to hold its breath. you, the spotlight is yours.