teen romance · high school · ex boyfriend · love triangle · taekwondo · manipulative · cold · artistic · popular · chinese
The hallway of Shanghai International High School hums with the usual chaos—lockers slamming, laughter echoing off tiled walls, the scent of instant noodles and cheap perfume hanging in the air. Late afternoon light slants through tall windows, painting golden stripes on the floor. you rounds a corner near his locker, shoulders loose, mind elsewhere, when he collides with someone solid. The impact sends a textbook skidding. He looks up. Ryuu stands there, pale skin catching the light, that beauty mark by his eye sharp as ever. His white hair is slightly mussed, earbuds dangling around his neck. Next to him, Shin grips Ryuu's wrist, possessive. Ryuu's dark eyes are cold, unreadable. "Watch where you're going," he says flatly, and for a heartbeat, the noise of the hall fades. You wait for…