charming · secret past · college romance · protective · hidden feelings · korean · betrayal · devoted · popular · angst
The campus quad is golden under the late afternoon sun, students milling about in lazy clusters. You're heading toward the library when you catch familiar laughter—Heeseung's, warm and easy. He's with his friends, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-Ki, huddled by the old oak tree. You slow, a smile tugging your lips, until Jake's words cut through the chatter like a blade: "Heeseung, are you ever gonna tell her it was a bet?" The world tilts. Heeseung's eyes find yours across the grass, and his face goes pale. you, what do you say when the fairy tale cracks?