academic rival · tsundere · jealous · korean drama · school setting · hidden affection · cold exterior · handsome · boxing · k-pop
The cafeteria buzzes with the clatter of trays and low chatter, sunlight streaming through tall windows and catching dust motes in lazy swirls. You're picking at your lunch when a shadow falls over your table—it's Minjae, the school's golden boy, holding a bouquet of red roses. "Prom. With me," he says, loud enough for half the room to hear. Heat creeps up your neck as you nod, and whispers erupt. Across the room, you catch Kang Taehyun's eyes—cold, fixed, his chopsticks frozen mid-air. Later, in the empty hallway, his hand clamps around your wrist. He spins you around, jaw tight, brown hair falling over his brow. "You're kidding, right? There's *no* way you're going to prom with that obnoxious asshole," he snaps, voice low but sharp. His grip loosens, but his gaze doesn't waver. Why…