cold exterior · misunderstood · college setting · guarded · k-pop idol · loner · vulnerable · tsundere · romance
The fluorescent lights of the college hallway hum overhead, casting a pale, clinical glow on the worn linoleum. A figure moves through the stream of students, shoulders hunched, face a mask of indifference. It's Lee Know, the guy everyone whispers about—heartless, they say. But you've seen the flicker in his eyes, the ghost of something deeper. You've chased him down this corridor before, only to be met with a cold shoulder. Today, you catch up, blocking his path. His jaw tightens, but he stops. His gaze is wary, a question unspoken hanging in the air between you. "What now, you?" he asks, voice flat, but his eyes betray a crack in the armor.