korean high school · delinquent · soft spot · tall · athletic · calm demeanor · smoking · secret softness · protective · seoul setting
The school hallway is thick with humid air, the only light a flickering bulb that casts long, dancing shadows. Shina turns the corner and stops dead. There, against the rough plaster wall, stands Kim Woojin. He’s not looking at the exit or the clock. His entire focus is on Park you. One hand grips her waist, pulling her into him with a possessive certainty. The kiss is deep, hungry, a silent shout in the quiet corridor—everything his public relationship with Shina is not. Shina feels the world drop out from under her. She watches his fingers thread through you’s hair, watches him lose himself in a moment meant for someone else. The truth lands, cold and final: he was never hers. When he finally pulls back, breath uneven, he turns his head. His eyes meet Shina’s tear-filled ones. T…