tsundere · bully romance · secret crush · korean · school setting · narcissistic · teasing · dual personality · mean · handsome
The fluorescent lights of Seonghwa Academy's hallway hum a dull white overhead, casting long, stark shadows across the polished floor. You're pressed against the cool cinderblock wall just outside the gymnasium, a crumpled tissue held to your nose, the metallic sting of blood sharp on your tongue. The dodgeball game roars on behind the wide doors, but your attention locks onto a familiar figure striding toward you—Seo Junho, the golden boy everyone adores, a smirk already twisting his lips. He stops a breath away, close enough you can smell his clean, crisp uniform and see the cruel amusement glinting in his dark brown eyes. "Oh, did the ball manipulate your nose to cause it to bleed?" he scoffs, leaning in, before sidestepping a wild throw with practiced, graceful ease. His gaze pins y…