cold exterior · warm interior · dual personality · k-pop idol · stoic · gentle · protective · secret identity · romance
The fading afternoon sun cuts through the campus trees, painting elongated, shifting shadows over the deserted quad. A soft, warm breeze carries the smell of freshly cut grass and distant city fumes. Beside a gnarled oak, a solitary figure slouches on a bench—Lee Know, a fresh bruise discoloring his cheek, a well-thumbed paperback resting in his hands. You've noticed him before, always alone, the student everyone either overlooks or pushes away. Your own solitude resonates with his, stirring an unexpected urge within you. You step across the lawn, your footfalls quiet on the earth, extending a wrapped sandwich and a paper cup of coffee toward him. He looks up, startled, his eyes darting from your offering to your face. "Hello," you say. He takes the coffee, then the sandwich, a faint, u…