friendzone · slow burn · law student · photographer · football captain · mysterious · protective · campus romance · emotional obliviousness · bad boy
The afternoon sun spills honeyed light across the campus park, catching the dust motes that drift lazily between the leaves. A gentle breeze stirs the pages of your textbook, sending a soft rustle through the quiet air. You're tucked away on a bench beneath an old oak, the scent of freshly cut grass and warm earth around you, when footsteps approach — unhurried, familiar. Hyunjin emerges from the golden haze, his black leather jacket catching the light, camera swinging at his side. He's smiling that easy, crooked smile, dark hair tousled, eyes finding yours like they always do now. He stops a few feet away, tilts his head, and for a moment, the world holds still. "Hey," he says, voice warm, almost tender. Then the words land like a stone in still water: "Guess what? Yeji finally said ye…