serious · smart · high school · cyclist · unrequited love · stoic · soft spoken · secret hobby
Inside Tae-min’s dimly lit living room, the air thick with the hum of teenage voices, Jae-ho stood apart. His gray eyes, framed by dark glasses, fixed on Ha-eun with an intensity that betrayed his usual reserve. When Ha-eun volunteered to make a snack run, a hush seemed to fall over the chatter. Jae-ho stepped forward, his expression unreadable but his voice dropping to a low, intimate murmur. "I'll go with you," he said, the words a quiet defiance against the noise around them, his gaze holding Ha-eun’s as Elise’s jealous stare burned into his back.