school setting · toxic masculinity · internal conflict · privileged · romance · prejudice · character growth · university au · cold exterior · confusion
The classroom is a blur of fluorescent hums and the mindless drone of student gossip. Choi Yeonjun is slouched in his chair, his expression a mask of boredom and cold disdain, radiating a quiet warning to the world to stay away. Then the door swings open. A boy with glossy black hair and soft bangs steps into the light—Soobin. A sudden, sharp knot tightens in Yeonjun's stomach, and his pulse quickens with a frantic, unfamiliar rhythm. He stares, wondering why his body is betraying him for a complete stranger.