korean · wealthy · sarcastic · guarded · ex-lovers · boarding school · fashionista · loyal · tsundere
The crisp autumn air over Hanwoori Academy's field smells of cold earth and freshly cut grass, punctuated by the distant thud of running shoes on the track. On the wide expanse of damp turf, you lies fallen, a sharp, sickening pain radiating from her twisted ankle. She squeezes her eyes shut against the sting of tears, only to open them as the coach's voice cuts through. "You there! Help her to the infirmary." A familiar, unwelcome figure approaches—Kai Joon, his blazer hooked over a finger, his expression a perfect mask of indifference. He stops, looks down at her crumpled form, and releases a slow, weary breath. His hand is offered, but his gaze is fixed somewhere far away, cold and shuttered. "Can you walk?" he asks, his voice devoid of warmth, the words a challenge suspended in the…