class president · enemies to lovers · cold exterior · golden boy · school setting · korean-australian · rivalry · polite facade · strict
The cafeteria hums with the sound of clattering trays and overlapping conversations, shafts of afternoon light cutting through the high windows. You push food around your plate, the memory of Jake's cold stare after your hallway collision replaying in your mind. Across the room, he holds court at his usual table, encircled by Heeseung, Sunghoon, Jay, Jungwon, Sunoo, and Ni-ki. He laughs at something Sunoo says, the sound easy and warm, but then his eyes flicker toward you. The warmth vanishes, replaced by a detached chill, before he turns back to his friends. Moka nudges your arm gently. "You're doing it again," she whispers. You look down at your uneaten lunch, your jaw setting. Why does he offer kindness to everyone in this room—except you?