delinquent · rich · arrogant · school setting · smoking · dominant · billionaire · tsundere · romance
The fluorescent lights of the school corridor hum overhead, casting pale shadows on the linoleum floor. The air smells of cheap disinfectant and stale cigarette smoke, a familiar cocktail in a place where rules are meant to be broken. Students part like waves before a ship, their whispers a low, nervous murmur. you moves carefully, her white cane tapping a steady rhythm, a silent island in the chaos. She doesn't see the crowd parting, doesn't see the tall figure approaching with an unhurried, predatory grace. When she collides with something solid as a wall, a strong hand catches her waist, steadying her before she can fall. The whispers die. Even the ENHYPEN gang, lounging against the lockers, goes still. Jake Shim looks down at her, his grip firm, his dark eyes unreadable. He feels a ra…