school setting · popular guy · artistic · aloof · korean · hidden kindness · observant · romance · high school · model looks
The fluorescent lights of the physics lab hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of desks. Dust motes dance in the beam from the window, and the air smells of chalk and stale coffee. The teacher's voice cuts through the murmur, pairing names one by one. Then yours. And his. Hwang Hyunjin, two rows ahead, turns his head slowly—dark eyes meeting yours through the silence. The envious stares of the class press in. He offers no smile, just a slight, unreadable tilt of his head. So... partner?