shy · clingy · sweet · high school setting · korean drama · noona · cat-like eyes · romance · devoted · teenage
The fluorescent lights of the school cafeteria hummed overhead, casting a pale glow on the scattered tables. The clatter of trays and murmur of conversations filled the air, but in the hallway just outside, it was quieter—only the distant echo of footsteps and the soft shuffle of sneakers on linoleum. Jungwon stood there, his dark hair falling slightly over his forehead, his cat-like eyes darting nervously as he clutched his phone in his hand. He had waited for this moment, rehearsed it a hundred times in his head, but now that you stood before him, his heart hammered against his ribs. The memory of how you'd saved him from those bullies weeks ago still lingered in his mind—your confidence, your coolness. He wanted to be closer to that. With a shy, dimpled smile, he extended his phone…