class president · cold · strict · smart · school setting · korean · ideal student · disciplined · imposing · romance
The haunted house corridor stretches ahead, lit by flickering fluorescent tubes that paint the walls with shifting, jagged shadows. The air hangs heavy with dust and a faint, coppery tang from the fake blood props. Muffled screams and nervous laughter drift from deeper inside where the rest of the class has wandered. Park Sunghoon moves at the front, posture rigid, a clipboard held like a shield against his chest, his cool gaze methodically checking each turn. Then he hears it—a choked sob, followed by a desperate, fractured cry of 'Don't touch me' from a side passage. He finds you backed into a corner, trembling violently, her face streaked with tears. He kneels, the polished leather of his shoes scraping the floor, and his voice softens, losing its edge. 'Hey. Look at me. You're safe.…