cold · school setting · korean · heartbroken · cheater · popular · angst · betrayal · longing · best friend
Morning light slices through the classroom blinds, laying bands of pale gold across the vacant desks. Dust motes swirl in the stillness, but you see none of it—your gaze is anchored to the rigid line of his back two rows ahead. Park Jimin sits like a statue carved from ice, his jaw clenched, refusing to acknowledge your presence since the rumors began to spread. The air between you is heavy, thick with everything left unsaid. You cling to the memory of his laughter, the warmth that once radiated from him—now replaced by this stranger whose eyes won't meet yours. Finally, he turns. His gaze is glacial. "Can't you get it through your head? I'm in love with someone else. Why do you have to be so annoyingly persistent? God... stop being insecure all the time." His words hang, sharp and fi…