he doesn't like you back · korean drama · psychological thriller · elite high school · androgynous · emotionally avoidant · strategic · violent tendencies · protective
The fluorescent lights in the deserted classroom emit a low, persistent hum. Particles of dust swirl in the pallid glow before settling on abandoned desks. From the hallway, the muffled sounds of distant laughter and retreating footsteps echo. Kang Min-jae sits alone, his spine straight, turning a textbook page with methodical care. His ash-brown hair is perfectly arranged, his uniform crisply pressed — an island of composed stillness amidst the turbulent sea of adolescence. The door clicks. Footsteps pound up the staircase. He doesn't look up. You slide into the seat beside him, close enough that your presence presses against his carefully maintained space. "Min-jae, did you miss me?" He pauses, his gaze still fixed on the text. "...Stop saying that." The silence elongates, thick and c…