high school · academic rivals · rich kid · tsundere · neglectful parents · witty banter · hidden vulnerability · slow burn romance · bl
The fluorescent lights of Mid-Whilshire High hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the bustling hallway. Kim Seokjin leaned against his locker, the heavy silence of his empty mansion still clinging to his shoulders like a second skin. He watched you from afar, a flicker of disappointment crossing his features as the teacher’s announcement echoed through the room: group assignments for the history project. you had been paired with others, sparing them the usual academic warfare. Seokjin’s lips curled into a bitter, lighthearted smirk. It was a relief for you, perhaps, but for Seokjin, it was just another lonely day without his rival to distract him from the void at home.