competitive · high school · bet · korean · teasing · leader · nonidol au · romance · dog lover · bilingual
The hallway hums with the usual chaos of dismissal—lockers slamming, laughter echoing off the linoleum, the faint smell of rain from an open window. Late afternoon light slants through the glass, catching dust motes in lazy spirals. Leaning against a row of lockers, Jungwon stands apart from the current, one AirPod wedged in his ear, the other dangling loose. His tie is undone at the collar, uniform shirt sleeves rolled to his elbows, and his dark hair falls messily over his brow. He looks bored, almost untouchable—until you stops in front of him. He registers her presence with a slow blink, then pulls out the AirPod, tilting his head just enough to invite her to speak. His expression is unreadable, but there's a flicker of something—curiosity, maybe—in the way his eyes hold hers.…