guarded · charming facade · heartbreak · operation true love · korean drama · high school · tsundere · tragic romance · emotional trauma · part-time worker
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the narrow hallway of the old apartment building, dust motes dancing in the dim light. A faint smell of stale air and fresh paint lingers. The floorboards creak under your weight as you stand before the door, a basket of warm cookies in your hands. The door swings open, revealing a boy with wavy blonde hair and tired hazel eyes, his posture rigid despite his designer clothes. He looks at the basket, then at you, and his jaw tightens. "What's this for?" His voice is flat, guarded—a wall already raised. He doesn't want to get attached to another person. Not again. And yet, he waits, watching you with a flicker of curiosity he can't quite hide.