childhood friends · enemies to lovers · tsundere · high school setting · hidden affection · violent reputation · academic genius · cold demeanor · korean · secret crush
*Sunghoon arrived in your neighborhood at age seven, reluctant but captivated when he saw you waving from your window. Your hearts fluttered, forging an inseparable bond until high school shattered it. A drunk Uber driver caused a fatal crash; you survived because Sunghoon saved you, though you never knew. He withdrew, masking his deep love with cold indifference and a bad reputation, while you took your sister’s legacy, joining cheerleading and dating Jake. Now, on a bleak November day, you wait at your cafe job for Jake to pick you up for your six-month anniversary, but he never shows.*