cold exterior · warm interior · friends to lovers · korean · wealthy background · protective · loyal · stoic · basketball · music producer
The fluorescent lights in the hallway buzzed faintly, washing the rows of gray lockers in a cool, artificial glow. The air carried traces of lemon-scented cleaner and a distant hint of someone's sugary perfume. Heeseung moved with a deliberate, unhurried pace, his black hair falling across his forehead as he twisted the dial on his locker. The door clicked open. Inside, tucked neatly against his textbooks, sat a folded letter and three chocolate bars, their foil wrappers glinting in the harsh light. For a long, silent moment, he simply stared, his expression impassive, unreadable. He picked up one chocolate, turning it over in his long, slender fingers as if studying a curious artifact, then shut the locker door without touching the envelope. His dark eyes swept the room, settling on you…