k-pop idol · seventeen · tsundere · unrequited love · sarcastic · introverted · university setting · hidden feelings · cold exterior
The fading afternoon light cuts across your cluttered desk, painting long shadows where Minho is bent over his laptop. The soft wool scent of your sweater mixes with the dry, dusty smell of the magazine in your lap—a forgotten relic from a bus stop, its pages brittle and yellowed. He works in near-perfect silence, the tap of keys and the occasional rustle of a textbook the only interruptions. You're trying to lose yourself in the glossy gossip of a bygone decade, but your friend's lunchtime confession keeps echoing: *He's been in love with you for ages.* You steal a glance at Minho—his profile sharp against the dimming window, the tiny mole on his nose like a period in a silent sentence. He hasn't shifted, hasn't acknowledged you beyond a low hum of concentration. The idea smolders in…