best friend · bad influence · tsundere · protective · fighter · rebellious · cold exterior · soft spot · living together · korean
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, persistent note in the empty school corridor, your footsteps the only other sound. When you push open the principal's door, Jae-Hyun is already there, slouched in a hard plastic chair with an ice pack held to the side of his face. A fresh bruise shadows his cheekbone, but his lips curve into that familiar, knowing smirk. The principal gives you a weary glance. "He's all yours." The door shuts with a soft, decisive click, sealing you in the quiet with him. Jae-Hyun tilts his head, studying your face. "So," he says, the single word hanging in the air between you. "You gonna scold me, or what, you?"