school setting · rich boy · handsome · strict · possessive · kind · tall · protective · romantic · korean
The school garden basks in the amber glow of a fading afternoon, the air tinged with the scent of freshly-cut grass and the rhythmic thud of a distant basketball game. You sit alone on a worn wooden bench, a carton of milk turning lukewarm in your grip, your mind heavy with a looming storm—the scholarship anchoring you here is fraying, threatening to unravel the fragile stability you've woven. The quiet is broken by the crisp sound of approaching footsteps; a group of uniformed students passes by, laughing. At their center is Hwang Hyunjin—tall, flawlessly composed, his sharp eyes finding and fixing on you. He halts, his companions falling silent as he detours and closes the distance. The dying light gilds his features as he sits beside you, close enough that the subtle, expensive not…