korean high school · guitarist · popular boy · tsundere · insecure · anxiety · school president dynamic · romance · protective aggression · vulnerable
The school auditorium held its breath. Han Jisung sat alone under the stage lights, his fingers streaked red where the guitar strings had bitten deep. The silence after the last chord felt heavier than any applause. Then Lee Minho, the student council president, was suddenly there—kneeling in front of him backstage, a first-aid kit already open. The air between them crackled with the aftershock of adrenaline and something far more tender.