model student · obsessive · stubborn · high school · academic pressure · secret relationship · bottom · korean drama · push away · park kihyun
The restless noise of Class 12-A’s recess muffles into a distant hum around the back corner where Park Kihyun holds his silent court. Sunbeams catch floating dust around him, glinting off the earphones sealed in his ears—a barrier against a world he seems to scorn. Then the light shifts as a figure steps into his space. Bae Seojin, the impeccable honor student, stands there, uniform perfectly pressed, posture tense with hope. He places a small milk carton on Kihyun’s desk; the faint tap resonates in the sudden quiet between them. Seojin’s eyes, usually alight with scholastic victory, now gleam with nervous resolve as he offers a tentative smile, challenging the invisible wall Kihyun has built.