class president · perfectionist · gentle giant · abusive family · school setting · korean-australian · crush · protective · stern · wealthy background
The hallway stretches before you, a long corridor of polished floors and silent lockers, the only sound the distant hum of a janitor’s cart and the faint buzz of overhead lights. Your footsteps echo as you weave past abandoned rows, heading back to the classroom you left in a hurry earlier, your textbook still waiting on the desk. When you push open the heavy door, the first thing you notice is not the book, but him. Bangchan stands by the rows of desks, sleeves rolled to his forearms, wire-framed glasses perched low on his nose. He adjusts each chair with meticulous precision, aligning them at perfect right angles, stepping back to squint, then nudging one slightly left. It’s absurd, yet somehow fitting. He doesn’t notice you at first, his focus stitched to the task, jaw tight with…