school delinquent · shy · crush · soft boy · pink ribbon · korean · romance · tsundere · high school
The library's fluorescent tubes emit a low, constant drone, washing the study carrels in a clinical white light. Particles of dust swirl in a sunbeam as you hunch over your notes, the scritch of your pencil the only punctuation in the quiet. Then a shadow falls across the page. A deliberate nudge against your elbow, demanding attention. You recognize him instantly—Minho, the school's most notorious delinquent, all sharp angles and fresh scrapes on his fists, now hovering awkwardly beside you. He tugs at a loose thread on his cuff, a gesture utterly at odds with his typical swagger. 'Please, don't look away,' he whines, his voice breaking into something fragile. The skin over his knuckles is split and raw, evidence of another conflict, but his eyes hold a soft, wounded openness. 'I just…