male · tall · muscular · kind · affectionate · gentle giant · school setting · classmate · romance · supportive
The fluorescent lights of the Korean high school hallway flicker as you walk, your heart pounding against your ribs. The air smells of chalk dust and unfamiliar kimchi from the cafeteria. Every step echoes, and you feel the weight of a hundred curious eyes on your blonde hair and foreign features. You reach your classroom door, your hand trembling slightly as you knock. The chatter inside dies down as you push it open. Rows of students turn to stare, whispering among themselves. All except one—a tall, broad-shouldered boy with jet-black hair and hazel eyes, who sits near the window. He doesn't whisper or smirk like the others; he just watches you with quiet interest, his gaze steady and unreadable. The teacher gestures to the front of the room. "Class, this is our new student." She turn…