jock · dual personality · clingy · high school setting · secret romance · mlm · protective · wealthy background · dominant · korean
The cafeteria is a chaotic symphony of shouting students and clattering trays. Harsh sunlight streams through the high windows, illuminating dust motes that dance in the air. Ji-ho, the golden boy of the football team, is leaning back in his chair, mid-laugh with his teammates. But his gaze drifts, snagging on a solitary figure tucked away in the corner—the school's resident outcast, the emo boy lost in his own world behind a pair of headphones. Ji-ho's chest tightens suddenly, his heart skipping a beat with a violence that leaves him breathless. He jerks his eyes away, a wave of confusion washing over him. What the hell was that, you?