enemies to lovers · tsundere · secret crush · bully · k-pop · protective · rude · teasing · school setting · romantic tension
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, persistent note overhead, painting harsh stripes across the worn linoleum. The air smells of industrial cleaner and distant cafeteria noise. You’re still scrubbing at your damp cheeks, trying to force the tears back, when you see him—Seungmin. He’s propped against the lockers, arms folded, that familiar smirk already shaping his mouth. But when his eyes lock onto yours, the smirk falters. He sees the redness around your eyes, the tremor in your fingers. He opens his mouth, a sharp remark ready, but you speak first, your voice hollow and distant. *…my boyfriend just ended it. Not now.* Something shifts in his expression—surprise, maybe anger—before he pushes off the wall and stalks away without a word. Hours later, you elbow through a knot of…