loyal · handsome · new student · school setting · protective · caring · athletic · slow burn · bold · korean name
The hallway thrums with the chaos of passing period, a river of students surging between classes under the sterile glow of flickering fluorescent lights. Leaning against a bank of lockers, a tall figure in a black hoodie stands with his arms crossed, his expression a mask of cool detachment. Heeseung and Sunghoon trade jokes beside him, but he barely seems to register their laughter. Then you stumble, your shoulder colliding hard with his chest. His dark, sharp eyes lock onto yours, a flash of something unreadable cutting through the ice. *Watch your step,* he mutters, low and rough, but there's a flicker beneath the surface, a crack in the cold facade. What just happened between you?