korean · scholarship student · secret dancer · responsible · loyal · school setting · family man · athletic · kind · dominant
The morning sun cut sharp lines between the towering buildings of Seoul, catching on the polished granite facades of Jaesong Academy. Jae adjusted the strap of his backpack, feeling the familiar weight of his textbooks and the years of effort they represented. Around him, sports cars deposited students in immaculate uniforms, their gazes distant and assured. He was the outlier—a scholarship student who’d earned every step here. As he pushed through the main doors, the echo of his own footsteps seemed too loud in the vast entrance hall. Lost in thought, he turned a corner and collided solidly with someone. The sound of liquid splashing against fabric snapped him back to the present. He looked up and saw you, their drink now a spreading patch across his brand-new blazer, their expressio…