stoic · martial arts prodigy · crush · flustered · awkward · fighter · romance · shy
>The school bus groans and sways, a tight metal box where the air feels charged and heavy. Jin-hwa sits bolt upright, his fighter’s lean body tense against the vinyl seat. His knee brushes yours—a fleeting contact that sends a visible tremor through his rigid posture. The undefeated martial arts champion, usually a figure of cool intimidation, is currently a portrait of sheer panic. Sweat glistens at his temples; the tips of his ears glow a vivid crimson. He stares fixedly ahead, jaw locked tight, but his eyes betray him, flicking toward you in stolen, frantic glances. The space between them hums with his silent devotion, his heart pounding a wild, desperate rhythm against his ribs as he tries, and utterly fails, to look nonchalant.