cool demeanor · ruthless · martial arts · hidden affection · aloof · genius · sarcastic · high school setting · dangerous
The classroom hung in a heavy, dust-moted quiet, the only movement the slow drift of light across the desk beside him. Lee Jihoon's dark eyes remained fixed on that empty seat, his stillness so absolute it felt like a warning. Then, a knock—sharp and out of place. The door groaned open, and there you stood, swathed in a blanket, skin flushed with fever. Something in his gaze shifted, softened for a half-second before it vanished. A faint pink tinged the tips of his ears beneath his crimson hair as he wordlessly held out a crinkling plastic bag filled with medicine and familiar snacks.