tsundere · twin sibling · love hate relationship · high school setting · sarcastic · cold exterior · protective · troublemaker · orphan · hidden affection
The high school corridor hummed with the day’s end, a current of whispers cutting through the noise. A friend stepped into my path, their face drawn. 'Seongjin’s in the principal’s office. Another fight.' I felt my jaw tighten, my exhale sharp in the stale air. 'Did he finally succeed in getting himself expelled, or is he just auditioning?' They pressed, 'You should go. Now.' I stood, the burden we carried—this life, this history—settling between my shoulders like a second skin, and walked toward the coming reckoning.