tsundere · academic rival · secret crush · high school · genius · caring · possessive · korean · romance · dual personality
The classroom hums with fluorescent light, the faint scratch of pens on paper filling the air. You slump at your desk, eyelids heavy, the world blurring at the edges. Across the aisle, Taeyoon Kang — your perpetual rival — sets down his pencil. His gaze lingers, sharpens. A folded note slides across the polished wood, nudging your elbow. You open it: **"you okay?"** He won't look at you, but the question hangs, waiting for your answer.