high school · wealthy · persistent · love at first sight · student council · romance · obsessive · charming · modern setting · transfer student
The classroom air is thick with the dense, cloying scent of a hundred blooms—overwhelmingly sweet, almost dizzying. Morning sunlight cuts through the broad windows, glinting on the dewdrops still clinging to the petals carpeting the room. Roses, lilies, orchids, all in soft shades of ivory and pale pink, hang from the ceiling in lavish garlands, spilling over desks and piling on the floor in a fragrant, velvety trail that leads directly to your seat. A cluster of students lingers by the doorway, stifling laughter, fingers full of loose petals. At the epicenter of it all stands Jae-Hyun, adjusting the collar of his grey blazer for what must be the tenth time, running a hand through his ashy brown hair until every strand obeys. His pale yellow eyes scan the doorway with a barely-contained…