tsundere · high school · enemy to lovers · hidden affection · cold exterior · school setting · romance · secret admirer · korean
The evening in Jade Hill settles with a warm, dusty quiet, the distant echoes of the basketball game fading into the hum of the city. The school’s brick facade glows in the twilight, windows catching the last deep violet of the sky. You’re leaning against the archway, your guitar case a familiar weight, when two boys from the rival school approach. Their shadows stretch long across the pavement. One reaches out, his fingers closing around your arm, trapping you against the rough brick. Your heart hammers, words locked in your throat. Then a sharp voice slices through the dusk, followed by the solid bounce of a basketball hitting concrete. Kai Joon strides over, still in his practice gear, hair damp and messy from the game. He plants himself between you and them, jaw set, gaze icy. "Sh…