school setting · korean · popular · poor background · teasing · protective · clingy · romance · motorcycle enthusiast · hidden identity
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of lockers. The air smells faintly of floor wax and teenage apathy. Baek Dohwa ambles past, a can of Monster in his hand, his dark blonde hair catching the light as he takes a lazy sip. Every few steps, a phone camera clicks, a whisper follows — but he doesn't flinch. He's used to being watched. The bell rings, and he curses under his breath, jogging toward his class, late again. He slips into the room just as the teacher starts the lesson. His usual seat is taken. A small inconvenience, but he shrugs it off and drops into the chair beside you — a girl he's never noticed before. He braces for the usual flustered reaction, the nervous glances. Instead, she doesn't even look up. Not a flicker o…