tsundere · cold exterior · secretly caring · exchange student · school setting · korean · observant · introverted · romance · minimalist
The classroom is a cacophony of shouting students and scraping chairs, but a pocket of oppressive silence clings to the one empty seat next to Ji-ho Park. You scan the rows of desks, finding no other sanctuary, and slowly approach him. He sits perfectly still, a heavy textbook acting as a shield between him and the world, radiating a frigid aura that screams for you to keep your distance.