charming · playfully arrogant · varsity soccer captain · torrance high · australian accent · attention seeking · insecure · high school setting · manipulative love interest · extroverted
The afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows of Torrance High's main hallway, painting golden stripes across the linoleum floor. The air smells like cheap pizza and desperation, lockers slamming in a staccato rhythm. At a corner table, Chris Bang slouches in his varsity jacket, curls falling over his forehead as he stares at the spot where Mi-rae used to stand. The rumor mill churns — she left him for a guy with a yacht and a six-pack of abs on Instagram. His friends Jisung and Changbin lean in, voices low, a smirk spreading between them like a virus. "We pick you," Jisung says, too fast. Chris's jaw tightens. He knows a setup when he hears one. But pride is a louder voice than caution. He shoves up from the table, strides across the crowded hall, and stops in front of you, whose arm…