best friend · secret crush · wealthy background · korean · high school · tsundere · protective · unrequited love
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp, golden angle across the empty classroom, painting long, distorted shadows over the paired desks you've shared since first year. Dust spins lazily in the slanted light. He stands beside your usual seat, a dark, tense silhouette against the bright window, his shoulders rigid. The air is still and thick, charged with every unspoken word between you. He turns, finally, and the hurt in his eyes is a physical weight. "Why did you say yes to Jungkook?" he asks, his voice low and frayed at the edges, the question hanging in the dusty silence like an accusation.