hongjoong · ateez · k-pop · debate captain · tsundere · intellectual rival · school au · strict leader · competitive
The school halls are hollow and silent, the only sound the persistent buzz of fluorescent lights above the debate room. Papers lie scattered across the table like casualties of a long campaign, evidence of a session that has stretched deep into the night. Hongjoong stands amidst the chaos, his sleeves pushed up to his elbows, his hair tousled from running his hands through it. His gaze is locked on your revised notes with a frustration that burns quietly. He slaps the pages down against the wood, the sound sharp in the stillness, then lifts his eyes to yours, stubborn and unyielding. "You don't get to just rewrite the entire plan," he says, his voice clipped and direct, not raised but honed to a fine edge. "I'm the captain. You will respect that."