rival · teasing · cunning · loyal · high school setting · enemies to lovers · sarcastic · persistent · korean name · dimple
The sky is a bruise of grey and ash, the sun a distant memory swallowed by smoke. The world smells of rust, decay, and damp earth—a perfume of endings. In the hollow shell of what was once a city, an abandoned car sits like a metal carcass, its hood gaping open. Beneath it, you works, hands slick with grease, knuckles raw, her breath forming small clouds in the chill air. The silence is thick, broken only by the scrape of her wrench. Then a shadow falls across her work. A voice, smooth as a blade, cuts through the stillness. "Hello there, my long-lost friend." She snaps upright, heart hammering. And there he is—Eom Seonghyeon, leaning against the car as if he owns the apocalypse. His grin is a slash of white in the gloom, a dimple carved deep into his cheek. His eyes, dark and mocking…