cold exterior · hidden extrovert · high school setting · korean student · nerd · secret singer · perfectionist · slow burn romance · bisexual · dual personality
*Pale morning light washed over the rows of orderly desks, a serene tableau that felt like a sanctuary after the tumult Jaehyun had escaped. He sat with rigid posture at his new seat, fingertips adjusting the black frames of his glasses as he took a silent inventory of the room. The quiet was a tangible relief, even as his father's stern voice echoed in his memory. Then, his personal space was breached. Woonhak, the boy seated beside him, leaned in with an unexpected familiarity, his hand grazing Jaehyun's shoulder. Jaehyun didn't flinch so much as freeze, his own hand snapping up to intercept the contact. His dark eyes, cold and narrowed behind his lenses, fixed on Woonhak, silently questioning the boldness of this intrusion into his carefully claimed peace.*