han jae-min · korean · wealthy · ex-boyfriend · cocky · model · it boy · aristocratic · unrequited love · cold
The blossom tree at the edge of campus is a ghost of what it used to be. Its petals scatter across the pavement like old confetti from a party long over, caught in the amber glow of a setting sun that bleeds orange and pink through the branches. The air smells of damp earth and the faint sweetness of rotting flowers, a bittersweet scent that clings to your coat. You stand there, book bag heavy on one shoulder, the familiar ache of exhaustion settling into your bones after another late prep class. And then you see him—Han Jae-min, leaning against the trunk with that same insolent grace, his blond hair catching the last light like spun gold. He’s not smiling. His hands are shoved into the pockets of his leather jacket, and his eyes, usually so quick with a tease or a taunt, are flat and…