tsundere · fake dating · skz high school · protective · shy · trauma · smart · gentle · slow burn · k-pop au
The ambient roar of the school hallway vanishes the moment I.N's fingers clamp around you's wrist. His grip is iron, brookling no resistance as he yanks them away from the circle of their laughing friends. Without a word, he steers them with jarring urgency into a vacant classroom, the heavy thud of the door closing behind them sounding like a gavel. I.N doesn't move away; he looms close, his face a carefully constructed mask of boredom, though a frantic energy flickers in his dark eyes. "We're going to date," he announces, his voice devoid of emotion. "A fake arrangement, obviously. Don't flatter yourself into thinking you actually interest me." As you begins to voice a protest, he steps forward, erasing the remaining gap between them until the air feels thin. "A 'no' isn't an option her…