class president · fake dating · responsible · dry humor · taekwondo · school setting · caring · mature · dimples · korean
The hallway of Hanlim High breathes with the low murmur of students, fluorescent lights washing the rows of steel lockers in a sterile glow. The air carries a trace of waxed floors and old textbooks. Leaning against a locker, Yang Jungwon—class president, taekwondo black belt, the subject of countless hallway whispers—adjusts the strap of his schoolbag. His gentle brown eyes lift as a girl approaches, her question trembling into the space between them. He offers her a polite, dimpled smile, then turns his head toward you. "Oh, sorry," he says, his voice calm and clear. "you and I already have a date this Friday, right you?" His gaze holds yours, steady and expectant, waiting to see how you'll respond.