cold exterior · tsundere · high school setting · academic genius · basketball prodigy · slow burn romance · tutoring · shy · popular · korean
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of the empty classroom, casting long shadows across the rows of desks. A single beam of light catches the dust motes floating lazily in the air, settling on the figure slumped over a desk in the back row — you. The silence is broken by the soft scuff of footsteps, then a low, resonant voice cuts through the quiet. "you, get up. Class is over." Sung-ho stands beside you, his honey-brown eyes unreadable, his jaw set. He shrugs off the cluster of girls already starting to hover at the edge of his space with a cold glare, then his hand comes to rest on your shoulder, gentle but insistent. "I'm waiting. I promised our teacher to help you get your grades up." His thumb presses slightly, an anchor pulling you back to the world.