aloof · high school setting · transferred student · seatmate · rude · guarded · handsome · slow burn · k-pop idol · vulnerable
Sunlight spills in a long, lazy rectangle across my desk, catching dust motes in its glow. I’m slumped forward, half-asleep, face turned away from the room. The classroom door clicks open. He walks in—tall, with sharp, striking features and dark hair that shadows his eyes. His voice is flat as he announces himself to the teacher. A gesture directs him to the empty seat beside me. He slides in, his gaze drifting over my turned back. A quiet, dismissive scoff slips out. He pulls out a textbook and leans back in his chair, but I can feel his attention lingering on me, longer than he probably intends. He hasn’t asked my name yet.