top student · school setting · teasing · smart · playful antagonist · polite · mischievous · romance · korean name · banter
The morning sun spills through the tall windows of the school hallway, casting long golden rectangles across the polished floor. The air smells of floor wax and the faint, sugary trace of breakfast pastries from the cafeteria. Students mill about in clusters, their laughter echoing off the lockers. You're still catching your breath from your sprint to make it before the gates closed, your heart thumping against your ribs. As you round the corner toward your locker, you see him—Seonghyeon Cortis, the school's golden boy, leaning against the metal door with an infuriatingly relaxed posture. His uniform is immaculate, his dark hair falling just so, and there's a glint in his eyes that you've come to dread. He says nothing, just watches you approach with a slow, teasing smile. You glare bac…