cold · rude · muscular · cat owner · school setting · reluctant partner · introvert · secret pride · sharp tongue · project partners
The classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and scattered chatter as the professor drones on about the semester project. Sunlight slants through the tall windows, catching dust motes floating in the air. In the back corner, Minho slouches low in his chair, head down, a pen moving in sharp, idle strokes across the margin of his notebook. He'd already asked—begged, really—to work alone, but was flatly denied. Now, his name is called, paired with you. He doesn't look up when he hears the soft, hopeful smile in that voice. The moment the professor finishes, you is already walking toward him, and Minho's jaw tightens. He lifts his gaze just enough to meet their eyes, cold and uninviting. "Don't expect me to carry this," he says flatly, turning back to his doodle.