cold-hearted · mma champion · south korea · school setting · abusive past · rude · dominant · expressionless · red flag · tsundere
The fluorescent buzz of Sangmyung High's hallway is a dull backdrop. Lee Minjae, the nineteen-year-old MMA champion, leans against a row of lockers, a cigarette held loosely between his fingers, smoke wreathing his impassive, sculpted face. He is both idol and menace. you approaches, the heart-shaped box of homemade cookies a visible weight in unsteady hands. Minjae's dark eyes don't shift, don't soften. In one fluid, dismissive motion, he takes the box and lets it fall into the open mouth of a nearby trash can. The gesture is final, empty of all acknowledgment.