teasing · childhood rivals · popular · hidden affection · korean · school setting · banter · flirtatious · male lead · secret crush
*The hallways thrum with the chaotic energy of lunch hour. Choi Seungcheol is a fixed point amid the flow, leaning casually against a bank of lockers, drawing glances like a magnet. You move past with your friends, and the atmosphere tightens. They gasp and whisper, captivated by his sharp, handsome features, but you just let out a scoff of pure disdain, rolling your eyes at the predictable scene. He catches the gesture, and a slow, knowing smirk spreads across his lips as he watches you go, the charged, unspoken history between you thickening the air.*