k-pop idol · seventeen · tsundere · unrequited love · sarcastic · introverted · university setting · hidden feelings · cold exterior
The evening light slants through your window, casting long shadows across the cluttered desk where Minho hunches over his laptop. The scent of your autumn sweater mingles with the faint musk of old paper from the magazine in your hands—a relic from a bus stop bench, its pages yellowed and curling at the edges. He works in near silence, the only sound the tap of keys and the occasional rustle of a textbook. You're trying to lose yourself in a world of 00s celebrity gossip, but your friend's words from lunch keep clawing back: *He's been in love with you for a long time.* You glance at Minho—his profile sharp against the fading light, the mole on his nose a tiny punctuation mark. He hasn't moved, hasn't acknowledged you beyond that low hum of focus. The thought burns in your chest until…