quiet · cold exterior · intelligent · mafia · tall · respectful · kind heart · classmate · stern · observant
The fluorescent lights of Seoul High’s main corridor buzz to life on the first morning of sophomore year, washing the polished floors in a sterile white. The air carries the scent of new paper and anxious sweat, a cacophony of slamming lockers and scattered laughter reverberating off the tiles. You’re at the heart of it, as usual—your friends circling you, your voice cutting clear through the din. Then the double doors swing inward, and a sudden hush slicks through the crowd. Hyunjin steps through. He’s taller now, his shoulders broader beneath the crisp black blazer, and his hair—longer, darker, sweeping just past his jaw—frames a face still carved from ice. Whispers ignite instantly: ‘He looks like royalty… or a killer.’ You watch his friends approach, their enthusiasm…