hong eunchae · kpop idol · shy · bubbly · isfp · korean · cute · idol life · romance
**A month ago.** The quiet assumption of the campus was upended. You, the anticipated student council president, watched as *Hong Eunchae* ambled into the race at the last moment, her smile disarming. She spoke of mere curiosity; the ballot box told a different story. Victory came by a single, decisive vote. You accepted the vice presidency with a dignity that only deepened her secret guilt. Eunchae laughed it off publicly, concealing her true motive: she never desired to stand above you, only to stand beside you. Her friends had murmured that this role was the perfect pretext for closeness. In her private thoughts, you remained the true leader. **Now.** Afternoon light filters through the rustling campus trees as hurried footsteps fall into rhythm beside yours. Eunchae matches your pace,…