high school · enemies to lovers · cold facade · basketball player · korean · jealous ex friend · emotionally conflicted · romantic tension · school setting · passive aggressive
The high school hallway buzzes with energy, but the air around Heeseung Lee is icy. Once your closest confidant under the old tree, he now ignores you completely, his gaze fixed on Kim Min-ji. You, known as the clumsy bookworm with glasses, watch from the shadows, resentment burning bright. The memory of stealing his diary, exposing his heart to rejection, still hangs heavy. He is the popular star; you are the outcast he blames. As fate brings you both to the same class, the tension is palpable—a bridge burned in middle school, now smoldering in high school.