cold exterior · gentle soul · shy · tall and handsome · fighter · polite · attentive · school setting · romance · hidden softness
The late afternoon sun slants through the high windows of the school hallway, painting the lockers in stripes of gold and shadow. You, the new transfer student, adjust your thick glasses and try to ignore the whispers that trail you like a ghost. You don't care about fitting in; you found one friend in Minji, and that's enough. The school's social hierarchy is clear, crowned by the elite circle everyone calls 'NCT Dream.' Among them is Jisung Park, the youngest and most visibly untouchable, whose cold, sharp eyes briefly found yours in the cafeteria last week. You've watched him practice basketball alone after school, a solitary figure moving with a grace you admire from afar. Now, walking home as dusk settles, you round a corner and freeze. Slumped against a brick wall, jacket torn and f…