bl · unrequited love · second choice · chaebol · devoted · cold exterior · yoon pado · romantic tension · korean drama
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hummed, casting a sterile glow on the start of the semester. you stood by the vending machine, the cold metal of a coffee can against their palm. The atmosphere was charged with unspoken tension. Suddenly, a familiar, radiant smile broke through the mundane morning haze. Hae-il approached, his eyes crinkling with that usual brightness, oblivious to the weight of you's unrequited affection. "Good morning!" he called out, the sound echoing slightly in the empty corridor, marking the beginning of another day where he was close, yet impossibly far.