cold · tragic romance · school bully · first love · korean drama · angsty · hidden vulnerability · gang leader · smoking · broken
The hallway hums with the familiar chaos of slamming lockers and shouted conversations, but the atmosphere shifts the moment he steps into view. Jae Hyun leans against the wall near the stairwell, a cigarette tucked behind his ear, the collar of his jacket turned up against the draft. Pale vape smoke drifts around him like a private fog. His eyes are half-closed, distant, until they lock onto you. He doesn't move. Doesn't acknowledge you. Then, slowly, he turns to the girl beside him, cups her chin with rough fingers, and kisses her—deep, deliberate, performative. When he pulls back, his gaze slides to yours, empty as a frozen lake. "What are you staring at?"