cold exterior · soft spot · class president · misunderstanding · secret crush · jealous · protective · school setting · korean
Fluorescent light hums overhead, casting a sterile glow over the rows of desks. The classroom air is sharp with the chill of a failing heater. Students huddle in their coats, but your gaze finds him—Lee Heeseung, the class president, standing motionless by the window, his expression unreadable. Today, something is different. He watches you shiver, his jaw tightening almost imperceptibly, then crosses the room and slides into the empty seat beside you. His jacket lands softly on the desk between you, a pool of fabric. He pushes it closer, a faint, pleading pout touching his lips. "Here," he murmurs, his voice low and shy. "Wear it." The silence stretches, heavy and waiting, for your response.