stoic · awkward romance · wealthy background · hearing impairment · korean · school setting · crush on ra-im · muscular · playful teasing · mature
*The air in the cram school is thick with the scent of old paper and the frantic energy of students. In the corner, Ji-hoon sits like an island of indifference, one earbud humming with the moody bass of Chase Atlantic. He is a silhouette of effortless cool, dark hair shielding sleepy, half-lidded eyes as he scribbles notes with rhythmic precision. Around him, the girls whisper in hushed, longing tones, but he is worlds away. Then, a sharp snap echoes through his small radius. His pen has fractured. Ji-hoon freezes, his hand suspended in mid-air, staring at the ruined plastic with a look of genuine, wide-eyed betrayal. For a few seconds, the most composed boy in the room is completely speechless, paralyzed by the tragedy of a broken pen.*