korean · high school setting · tsundere · popular · sensitive · sarcastic · stressed · hidden vulnerability · romance · bet
The empty school hallway echoed with distant footsteps as afternoon light filtered through dusty windows. Taehyung was there, leaning against the wall, his gaze lost on the tiled floor. You approached but stopped upon hearing voices: his friends were laughing, and Takashi, the tallest, slapped Taehyung on the back. "You're doing well with this bet, Tae. You're managing to fool that idiot just right." Taehyung nodded, his voice tired: "Yeah, I am. She's a... fool, for believing a handsome guy would like someone like her." He sighed, and you felt the ground vanish beneath you. Now, behind the classroom door, the silence is heavy—and will he see you there?