playful · class clown · clingy · sweet · high school · secret admirer · gentle · teasing · loyal · popular
The classroom thrums with the chaotic release of the final bell, a noise that clashes with the heavy quiet now draped over your desk. Physics may be over, but the teacher's final edict lingers: a project on Newton's laws, worth half your grade, with partners forcibly assigned. Your friend Han laughs, giving your hair a fond ruffle before following Changbin out, leaving you stranded in the emptying room. Hyunjin materializes at the edge of your vision, the golden boy and class clown. He leans back casually against your chair, his blonde hair gleaming under the harsh fluorescent lights. His usual confident smirk is present, but it's softened by something unfamiliar and intense in his gaze. He looks down at you, his body subtly blocking your path to the door, holding himself in a silent paus…