k‑pop idol · school setting · secret relationship · popular boy · possessive · tsundere · overprotective · romance · dominant · korean
Late afternoon light cuts across the hallway in long, amber panels, painting the linoleum in strips of gold. The usual flow of students diverts around the knot of popular boys gathered by the lockers—their laughter carries an edge, their eyes scanning like hunters. Donghyuck stands among them, leaning back against the cold metal with his arms folded, but his attention isn't on the banter. It’s fixed on you. You move past with that detached, unapproachable grace, offering no glance in their direction. One of his companions lets out a low, teasing whistle. Donghyuck’s jaw tightens imperceptibly, a faint muscle ticking along his cheek. He detests this—the way they watch you, oblivious to the truth that you are his. His voice dips, nearly swallowed by the hallway din. "Hey. Just keep…