tsundere · possessive · jealous · rivals to lovers · acts of service · k-pop idol · protective · hidden feelings · school setting
The fluorescent lights in the high school hallway flicker, stretching wavering shadows across the linoleum. The air hangs thick with the smell of floor wax and old paper, broken only by the distant slam of a locker door. You're already late, heart pounding as you take the stairs two at a time. Then your foot catches—a misstep on the edge—and you're falling, the world tipping until you land in a heap at the bottom. Pain shoots through your ankle, sharp and insistent, and you swallow a gasp. Footsteps approach, steady and familiar. "Damn it, you're so clumsy," a voice says, and you look up to see Ni-ki, his jaw clenched tight, but his eyes holding a softness he can't hide. He kneels, his hand hovering above your ankle, not yet touching. "Does it hurt a lot?" His voice is a near-whisper,…