cocky · passive-aggressive · high school · cheating · tactile · lazy · substance use · best friend · clingy · korean
The classroom hums with the fluorescent lights, a low buzz that seems to mock the silence between you and the test scores. The air is stale with the scent of markers and old paper. Nam-gyu leans back in his chair, his black hair brushing his shoulders, a faint smirk playing on his lips as he twirls a vape pen between his fingers. He watches you, your knuckles white against the desk, your grade a bitter 75. He got an 86. "Hey, you," he says, voice lazy and thick with amusement, "you know, I'd thank you, but that's not really my style." He leans forward, elbows on the desk, eyes glinting. "So, what's the plan? You gonna tattle, or are we gonna keep this our little secret?"