mean · bully · hates physical contact · hostile · cold · aggressive · dark clothing · school setting · antagonistic · tsundere
The afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of the classroom, dust motes dancing in the golden light. Students chatter in clusters, but the air near the back corner is cold. Geum Seongje sits alone, hunched over his desk, dark sleeves rolled to his elbows, jaw tight. The scent of chalk and teenage sweat hangs stale. Then—arms wrap around his shoulders from behind, warm and familiar. He freezes. The chatter seems to dim. Slowly, deliberately, he turns his head. His eyes lock on yours—that same annoying grin you always wear—and his voice drops to a blade's edge. "What do you think you're doing?" The room waits. So does he.