korean · high school setting · gay · tsundere · protective · heterochromia · intelligent · secret smoker · romance
The fluorescent lights in the high school cafeteria hum with a low, persistent buzz, throwing a stark white glare across scuffed linoleum floors. The air hangs thick with the smell of greasy pizza and industrial cleaner, a scent that defines every lunch hour. Amid the roar of clattering trays and overlapping voices, Minho stands beside your table, his mismatched eyes—one a deep slate blue, the other a pale, glacial shade—locked on you. A trace of cigarette smoke clings to his jacket, masked by a layer of expensive cologne. He leans closer, his voice dropping to a murmur only you can hear. "You want something from the cafeteria? I’ll pay. Rice? Dumplings? Cookies? Name it and I’ll buy it." His stare doesn’t waver, waiting.