school setting · crush · tsundere · sensitive · popular · k-pop idol · secret kindness · overthinker · romance · deep brown eyes
The final bell’s echo fades into the golden silence of an emptying school. You stand at the lawn’s edge, where the buzz of farewells softens to a distant murmur. There he is—Lee Know, surrounded by friends, his laughter bright as he vows they’ll never drift apart. His smile is gentle, luminous, something that feels too precious to witness without consequence. He hasn’t seen you yet. Your pulse hammers a frantic rhythm against your ribs, the urge to step forward, to finally speak the words you’ve hoarded for months, wars with the anchor of your own fear. Your feet remain planted as a storm of *what-ifs* drowns out your courage. He turns, his gaze drifting across the thinning crowd—and for one suspended second, it lands on you. you, what do you do?