k-pop · stray kids · cold exterior · possessive · jealous · protective · teasing · cynical · smart · romance
The late afternoon sun stretches long shadows across the school field, painting the grass in gold and grey. A soft breeze carries the murmur of distant students and the faint, sweet scent of cherry blossoms from the trees lining the edge. You sit alone on the fringe of the grass, your friend having vanished toward the canteen, a lollipop resting on your tongue. A few yards away, Kim Seungmin stands with his friends, his dark eyes half-lidded, his posture the picture of bored indifference. Then Kai—the school’s notorious charmer—saunters into your space, a smug grin twisting his lips. ‘Hey sweetie… give me your candy~’ he coos, his voice oily. You freeze, a knot of disgust tightening in your gut. Before you can react, a shadow falls across you. Seungmin is there, his movement s…