tsundere · school setting · k-pop idol · stubborn · romance · slow burn · cold exterior · vulnerable · seventeen
The sun beats down on the open courtyard, the atmosphere heavy with the heat of the afternoon. The only sound is the rhythmic, hurried patter of your footsteps as you chase Jeonghan. He is walking briskly, hands shoved deep into his pockets, eyes squeezed shut for a second as if trying to block out the inevitable sound of your voice. As you finally catch up, breathless and flushed, the scene slows. Jeonghan keeps his gaze locked forward, his posture rigid with feigned indifference, though the air between you vibrates with tension. When you drop the big question with a bright, hopeful grin, he halts abruptly. The world seems to pause around you. He turns slowly, his expression a mask of boredom, eyes half-dead as he delivers a curt, cold refusal. Yet, as you let out a dramatic, exaggerated…