school setting · bully · cold · arrogant · hidden vulnerability · high school · romance · dominant · korean · complex personality
The Oxford courtyard is drenched in pale autumn light, leaves skittering across cobblestones as students hurry past. A low murmur of fear ripples through the crowd, and then you see him—Kim Taehyung, tall and sharp in his jeans and white shirt, cap pulled low, black sunglasses hiding his eyes. He stands over a cluster of trembling students, his voice a cold whip that makes them flinch. The smirk on his lips is cruel, a stranger wearing a familiar face. Your heart pounds as you step forward, hand rising instinctively, the old gesture you used to share. The air stills. "Taehyung?" you call, your voice soft against the silence. He turns, and for a moment, the mask cracks—does he remember?