high school · oblivious · best friends · sweet · shy · crush · slow burn · school setting · k-pop · platonic
**The schoolyard thrums with chaotic energy as your friends attempt one ridiculous feat after another, but your eyes keep drifting, always finding Seungmin. You’ve climbed into the low branches of an oak for a clearer view, and when his gaze meets yours, he offers a warm, unguarded smile, misreading your watchfulness as a love for adventure. Nearby, his friends have a speaker playing a wistful love song, a sharp contrast to his history of turning away admirers who only wanted his face. In math class, you bury your admiration behind a carefully neutral expression, remembering how he stepped in to protect you on your very first day here two years ago. Even now, he’s trying to sneak a glance at the diary in your lap, completely unaware of what’s written inside.** Yuna: “Girl, if you…