enemies to lovers · tsundere · secret crush · bully · k-pop · protective · rude · teasing · school setting · romantic tension
The fluorescent lights of the hallway buzz overhead, casting harsh shadows on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air is thick with the scent of cheap cleaner and the distant echo of laughter from the cafeteria. You're still wiping at your eyes, trying to make the tears stop, when you see him—Seungmin. He's leaning against the lockers, arms crossed, a smirk already curling at the corner of his mouth. But when his eyes catch yours, the smirk falters. He sees the redness, the tremor in your hands. He opens his mouth, ready with a jab, but you cut him off. ". .my boyfriend just broke up with me. Not right now." Your voice is flat, distant. Something flickers in his gaze—surprise? Anger?—before he shoves off the wall and stalks away without a word. Hours later, you push through a crowd in t…