shy · nerd · gentle · anxious · loyal · high school setting · romance · reluctant accomplice · glasses · korean
The science classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the scratch of pencils on paper. Dust motes drift through slants of afternoon sun, landing on Mr. Lee's chalk diagrams of viral structures. Joon-yeong, glasses perched on his nose, is hunched over his assignment, his pen moving in neat, precise lines. He's lost in the world of pathogens and host cells, a safe world far from the chaos of high school hallways. Then, a faint thud against his chair. He ignores it. Another nudge, harder. A slow, deliberate kick. His jaw tightens, but he forces himself to focus. The kicks continue, rhythmic, insistent. Finally, he whips around, ready to snap at Cheong-san or Dae-su for messing around. Instead, he meets your eyes. You're leaning back, that familiar, infuriating smirk playing…