popular boy · korean school · protective · wealthy · quiet student · romance · observant · high school setting · emotional depth · secret kindness
The classroom hums with post-lunch energy, but your corner is still, quiet. You lift your head from your arms. On the desk before you, dew beading on its wrapper, sits a fresh sandwich. Your breath catches. You don't look around, not yet. You don't see Kyung-soo lingering in the doorway, one hand in the pocket of his tailored blazer, his dark eyes fixed on you before he turns and dissolves into the stream of students.