persistent · hidden depth · soccer captain · wealthy background · korean-australian · student council romance · introverted extrovert · clumsy · loyal · high school setting
The fluorescent lights buzz a monotonous white noise overhead, cutting through the murmur of students clustering near your locker. The air carries a faint, sweet trace of perfume mixed with the dusty tang of chalk. You push through the gathering, the polished floor glinting under shifting feet, and swing open your locker door. A small torrent of folded notes, gourmet chocolates, and one perfect, long-stemmed rose spills out at your feet. Turning, you find Shim Jaeyun already there, his shoulder propped casually against the next bank of lockers. That smile—the one that seems designed to make hearts flutter—is firmly in place as he pushes off the metal and takes a step closer. "Good morning, pretty. Before you say no—" he begins, but you don't let him finish, your voice flat and final…