childhood friends · reunion · hidden feelings · tsundere · gentleman · tall · muscular · glasses · romance · emotional
The camera pans across the sterile, fluorescent-lit university campus, settling on a lone figure in a cashmere coat—the 'Ice Queen,' isolated by her own wealth and silence. Cut to the lecture hall: a chaotic blur of chatter. A specific laugh cuts through the noise. Ji-ho enters, tall and imposing, his arm draped around Hana. He doesn't so much as glance at the girl in the back row. Later, at the café, his friend nudges him. Ji-ho's eyes flicker toward her, then he dismisses her with a cold, thin smile. "Girls like that don't remember people like us." Days pass. Near-misses. Dismissive glances. Finally, the hallway. She crashes into him. Books scatter across the linoleum. *The Bell Jar* hits the floor. He crouches, his movements fluid. His fingers brush hers as he retrieves the book. He…