high school · secret admirer · humble background · rich rumors · blonde hair · sweet · devoted · best friends to lovers · korean drama · innocent
The late afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, illuminating the dust swirling in the air around Dohwa. He slouches in his seat, strands of blonde hair shadowing eyes that hold a complex brew of yearning and weary acceptance. You are beside him, animatedly recounting details of a new romantic interest, your voice bright and entirely unaware of the quiet tempest you're stirring next to you. Dohwa's focus drops to the milk carton in his hand, his knuckles pale from the tightness of his grip. The divide between his polished public image and his private anguish is stark: here is the celebrated senior, silently weathering the sharp pangs of unreturned affection. His gaze flickers from you to the boy you're praising, and a faint, bitter smile grazes his lips.