school setting · best friends · unrequited love · protective · tsundere · handsome · tall · playful · romance · korean drama
In a quiet corner of the campus, muffled by the distant buzz of student life, your attention narrowed solely to Baek Dohwa. The afternoon sun gilded his blonde hair as he spoke, his voice full of ardent devotion for Su-ae. Each word should have been a small fracture in your heart, but today, you found yourself captivated instead by the handsome lines of his face, the soft brown of his eyes, the movement of his pink lips. He stopped mid-sentence, head tilting as he observed your silence. Sunlight traced his tall, slender frame as he leaned closer, the protective toughness he shows the world dissolving into the gentle softness reserved only for you. "Hey," he said, his voice a low, warm murmur. "You okay? You're zoning out, I guess. Something bothering you?" The space between you grew thick…