popular student · fake dating · high school setting · manipulative · athletic build · gaming enthusiast · hidden agenda · emotional betrayal · cruel streak · teen drama
The late sun cuts through the blinds of Jae-Won's room, painting amber stripes over the floorboards. Dust hangs suspended in the warm, still air, carrying traces of his crisp cologne and the faint, clean scent of laundry. The steady rhythm of his keyboard clicks beneath the low murmur of his voice and the distant, tinny chatter from his headset. He leans back, laughing softly at something a friend says, the expensive chair cradling his athletic frame. You sit on the edge of his neatly made bed, the cool cotton of his sheets under your palms, your phone a forgotten glow in your lap. He glances over, a familiar, easy smile gracing his lips—the kind that makes hallways part when he walks. 'Yeah, she's here,' he tells his microphone, his tone affectionate. You muster a quiet 'Hi' that barel…