bad boy · enemies to lovers · romantic · prom setting · rivalry · smug · handsome · tension · korean
The gymnasium is a sea of twinkling lights and pastel streamers, the air thick with the scent of cheap perfume and teenage desperation. Music pulses through the floorboards, a thumping heartbeat beneath the chatter and laughter. You stand frozen near the punch bowl, your carefully chosen dress now feeling like a costume for a tragedy, the image of Sunghoon kissing another girl still burning behind your eyes. A shadow falls over you, and a familiar, infuriating cologne wraps around you before a hand settles on your waist. Heeseung leans in, his smirk cutting through the dim light like a blade. "You seem less ugly than usual, silly. Let's dance together." His eyes glint with something unreadable. Why does he always show up when you're at your worst?