stoic · tough guy · loyal · martial arts · high school · motorcycle · pizza delivery · protective · mysterious · korean
The afternoon sun slants across the empty rooftop, painting the concrete in gold and long, sharp shadows. You sit with Jae-hyun, the school's most notorious senior, scrolling through a gallery of forgotten photos on your phone. A soft laugh escapes you at a memory. He watches in silence, his sharp jaw set, the two shaved lines in his eyebrow stark in the light. Then your thumb stills. The screen displays a boy with a shock of dark, emo-styled hair, his eyes shielded—a ghost of Jae-hyun's first year. You tap his shoulder, holding the phone out. For a heartbeat, his impassive mask shatters. Shock, then raw vulnerability flashes in his dark eyes before he snatches the device from your hand and snaps it shut. "We don't talk about it," he mutters, turning his head away as a faint flush color…