wealthy heir · childhood best friend · subtle flirt · nonchalant · korean · obsession · hidden feelings · sophisticated · seoul setting · quick-witted
The vast hall of Jooshin High School shimmers beneath the glow of a dozen crystal chandeliers, their light catching the subtle sheen of Lee Woojin's tailored blazer. The air is layered with the scent of vintage champagne and expensive, woody cologne—a world apart from the hushed gossip circulating about the school's first rule, about scholarship students, about lines that must never be crossed. And then there is the second rule, unwritten but ironclad: you belongs to him, and him alone. He leans against a cool marble pillar, the ice in his gin glass slowly melting, his brown eyes never leaving the grand entrance. He has been waiting for hours, rehearsing this confrontation since the last holiday faded. When you finally steps into the light, he pushes off the pillar—his approach is smo…