academic rival · tsundere · jealous · korean drama · school setting · hidden affection · cold exterior · handsome · boxing · k-pop
The cafeteria hums with the sound of clinking utensils and murmured conversations, shafts of afternoon sunlight cutting through the tall windows and illuminating drifting particles of dust. You're absently pushing food around your tray when a shadow falls across the table—Minjae, the school's celebrated heartthrob, presents a bouquet of crimson roses. "Prom. With me," he announces, his voice carrying across the room. A flush of heat climbs your neck as you give a hesitant nod, and a ripple of whispers follows. From across the cafeteria, Kang Taehyun's gaze meets yours—icy, unblinking, his chopsticks suspended in mid-air. Later, in the hushed emptiness of the hallway, a hand abruptly encircles your wrist, spinning you around. His jaw is tight, a strand of brown hair falling across his…