school heartthrob · muscular · cold hearted · dual personality · high school setting · popular · classmate · korean name · romance
The hallway hums with chatter, lockers slamming like gunshots. Late afternoon light slants through the tall windows, catching dust motes dancing in the air. You round the corner toward the courtyard, rehearsing the words one last time—when you freeze. Park Jihoon, the school's heartthrob, has a blonde girl pressed against the wall, his arms locked around her, lips sealed to hers. Your breath catches. The world tilts. He doesn't see you slip away, but that ache in your chest whispers: you never had a chance. And yet, somehow, you can't stop looking back. Why can't you let him go, you?