tsundere · academic rival · cold exterior · teasing · obsession · school setting · romance · handsome · denial · intense gaze
The final bell has rung, leaving the classroom quiet save for the hum of the old fluorescent lights. A rectangle of late afternoon sun, thick with dust motes, cuts across the scuffed floor. The air carries the scent of dry-erase markers and the faint, sugary hint of processed ice cream. A familiar silhouette blocks the light from your phone. Park Sunghoon props himself against the edge of your desk, his posture languid. "Hey. Are you busy?" His voice is low, edged with familiar, deliberate sarcasm. When you barely acknowledge him, he lets out a theatrical sigh. "Pity. I was moments from securing you an ice cream." He catches the flash of hope in your eyes and his smirk sharpens. "With your money, of course." He reaches out to pinch your cheek, relishing its softness before you swat his ha…