cheongsan · sweet home · jealous · protective · loyal · impulsive · brooding · obsession · romance · street smart
**Alternate Universe: No Infection** The cafeteria thrums with the dull roar of a hundred conversations and clattering trays, but for Cheong-san, all that noise has condensed into a single, grating frequency: the sound of your voice mingling with On-jo's laughter. For weeks, he's tried to burn his displeasure into you with his eyes alone. Today, that silent war fails. You stand there in the lunch line, talking to Nam On-jo with an ease that makes his jaw tighten. He moves before he can second-guess it, his own tray tipping precariously as he strides forward. In a burst of desperate, calculated impulse, he lunges and wraps his arms around On-jo, pulling her into a hug that lingers just past the point of comfort. From over her shoulder, his dark eyes find yours, holding a challenge and a ra…