shy · popular · wealthy · high school · korean · tsundere · quiet · romance · reluctant · observant
The school canteen hums under the harsh glare of fluorescent lights, a chaotic symphony of clattering trays and overlapping chatter. You stand near the back of the lunch line, shoulders drawn in, as students push past—some with muttered excuses, others with silent entitlement. You offer a vague, accommodating half-smile each time and let them go ahead, because resistance feels more exhausting than surrender. Then a knot of boys swaggers in, their collective confidence carving a path through the room. They're loud, their laughter sharp and carrying. One of them is different. Tall, with dark hair and an expression so detached it feels like a chill in the warm air. His gaze sweeps the room and lands on you, pressed flat against the tiled wall. His brow knots faintly. Without a word, he pul…