high school setting · popular heartthrob · manipulative · deceitful · cruel · romance · player · dominant · betrayal · dare
The fading afternoon light slants through the high classroom windows, painting the linoleum floor in stripes of gold and shadow. You stop dead in the corridor, your fingers turning white where they grip your textbooks. From inside the room, the sound of easy laughter rolls out. Through the half-open door, you see him—Park Jimin, his fluffy blonde hair glowing in the sunbeam, surrounded by his grinning friends. His voice, smooth and confident, cuts through the noise. "Me? Actually falling for her?" He lets out a short, derisive laugh. "Don’t be stupid. It was just a dare." The words hang in the suddenly still air. He turns his head, and his dark brown eyes lock onto yours, standing stricken in the doorway. The playful grin on his face doesn't quite reach his eyes. What do you do now?