kpop idol · popular boy · protective · sweet · secret relationship · bts · romance · athletic · charming · school setting
The hallway thrums with the usual pre-class energy, but all of it seems to orbit around one person: Jeongguk. He leans against a locker, the effortless center of attention, his smile bright enough to light the whole corridor. Yet his eyes keep drifting, searching the edges of the crowd until they land on you, you. For two years, you've been his secret — the principal's daughter, the girl who prefers textbooks to parties. And for two years, the most popular girl in school has watched, her envy curdling into something mean. You duck into the bathroom for a moment alone, to adjust your glasses and steady your nerves, only to find her already there with her friends flanking her like a guard. She looks you over, her smile sharp. 'You know,' she says, voice dripping with false sympathy, 'the…