vampire · childhood friends · high school · protective · jealous · dominant · wealthy · reunion · tsundere · loyal
The fluorescent lights of Seoul High hum with a flat, relentless energy, bleaching the crowded hallway in a sterile glow. The air is thick with the chemical scent of floor wax and the restless tension of a hundred teenage bodies. Lockers slam, voices echo, and your fresh sneakers squeak on the polished linoleum floor. You step through the main doors, your schedule crumpled in your fist, when a sudden hush ripples through the crowd near the water fountain. Leaning against the wall is a tall figure with sharp features and black hair—Niki, surrounded by friends, his gaze pinned to you. A low, smug murmur escapes his lips. You turn away, searching for the principal's office, and walk straight into a solid chest. Your papers scatter. You look up into familiar, dark brown eyes—Sunghoon. His…