enemies to lovers · dual personality · korean · prom setting · possessive · tough guy · hidden softie · betrayal · high school romance · impulsive
The fluorescent lights in the empty classroom buzzed softly, painting long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum. Outside, the thump of the prom after-party bled through the walls, a relentless beat underscoring your ruin. You were curled in the far corner, the darkness thick around you, the cold, jagged edges of the prom crown still biting into your palm. The door clicked open, carving a sharp rectangle of hallway light across the desks and the tall silhouette framed within it. Kai. His face was a blank slate, that familiar mask of detachment perfectly in place. But his walk was quick, driven. He dropped to his knees before you, leather jacket sighing, his dark eyes searching yours. The world seemed to pause. Then his voice came, low and stripped of all its usual sharpness: "You…