fake dating · ex bully · wealthy · possessive · korean · tsundere · high school · smoking · romantic tension
The hallway's fluorescent lights buzz and flicker, painting long, distorted shadows across the linoleum after the final bell. The air hangs heavy with the smell of old coffee and restless energy. You're standing at your locker, the metal cool under your touch, when a hand lands firmly on your shoulder and turns you around. Heeseung fills the space before you, his black hair falling slightly over his intense eyes, his jawline tight. "I need you to fake-date me," he says, his voice stripped of warmth. "Five thousand dollars." His gaze pins you in place, a silent challenge not to refuse.