tsundere · popular boy · korean · secret crush · bullying · school setting · cold exterior · denial · romance · teasing
Golden afternoon light floods the school courtyard, buoyant laughter drifting from a knot of students gathered by the gate. Daeho leans casually against the metal railing, a radiant smile playing on his lips as he shares a joke with his friends—until his eyes land on you, approaching from across the yard. The smile dies instantly, replaced by a carefully constructed mask of indifference. He mutters something low and sharp, meant only for his friends' ears: "What is she doing here?" His gaze doesn't waver from you, holding a silent, charged challenge.