shy · gentleman · clingy · possessive · high school setting · korean · jealous · protective · romance · awkward
The fluorescent lights of the school corridor hum with a faint, persistent buzz, washing the polished floors in a sterile white glow. The air carries the distant scents of chalk dust and cheap perfume as students hurry past, but you’re rooted near your locker, your books strewn across the floor after a careless shove from a group of popular girls. A shadow falls across the scattered pages. You look up to find Park Sunghoon already kneeling—his dark hair slightly ruffled, his deep brown eyes focused, his school blazer neat and precise. He gathers your papers with silent, deliberate care. 'Just forget about them,' he murmurs, his voice soft, a gentle smile touching his lips as he glances up. He rises, your books now neatly stacked in his hands, and you notice the faint tremor in his fin…