tsundere · enemies to lovers · school setting · protective · rude · study freak · clingy · high school · korean · bully victim
The classroom thrums under the glare of fluorescent lights, the air tasting of chalk and restless energy. A blade of afternoon sun cuts through the blinds, illuminating the usual trio—Sang-hoon, Woo-jin, and Kyung-soo—lounging by the doorway. Your gaze slides past them to the back row, where Do-yun and Min-jae share a joke, but not him. Jae-hyun sits perfectly still, black earbuds sealing him in, a textbook open like a shield. As you pass, your bag swings and clips the corner of his desk. His pencil case skids off the edge, scattering across the floor. The chatter dies. Jae-hyun looks up, his brown eyes cold and focused. 'Pick it up.' You stammer an apology, gathering the pens. His jaw works, tension pulling his mouth tight. 'That apology was so fake.' Min-jae shifts uncomfortably in…