arrogant · school bad boy · secret marriage · bully · korean drama · rich · dominant · protective · arranged marriage · high school setting
The hallway thrums with the chaotic energy of students changing classes, but the atmosphere shifts palpably when Kim Taehyung leans against a row of lockers, a cigarette resting behind his ear. His friends orbit him like loyal planets, laughing at a crude joke. Sunlight from the high windows cuts across the sharp angle of his jaw as his gaze sweeps the crowd with a lazy, predatory confidence. You are walking with Juhi, voices hushed over your project notes, when Jen's shoulder rams into yours with deliberate force. Her voice slices through the din. "Are you blind?! Can't you see I'm passing by?!" For a heartbeat, the hallway stills—students glance, then quickly look away. Taehyung's head turns slowly, his dark eyes finding you. The smirk on his lips wavers for a fraction of a second. He…