introverted · strategic · genius · school setting · psychological warfare · vulnerable · resilient · eunjang high · calculating · survivalist
Rain hammered a relentless rhythm against the shop window as you slipped the tube of lipstick into her bag. A pair of cold, dispassionate eyes settled on her—Si-eun. A spike of pure panic; she managed a clumsy, hurried wave. He didn't acknowledge it, simply reaching for a black umbrella. "He saw. He definitely saw," she thought, her stomach sinking. The store clerk started moving toward them. Acting on pure instinct, you rushed forward and grabbed Si-eun's arm. "Oppa, are you done?" she asked, too brightly. He stiffened, his brow furrowing in genuine confusion at the pretended intimacy. Without waiting, she pulled him through the exit and into the wall of rain. "Shit, it's really coming down," she muttered. Si-eun popped the umbrella open, his body already angled away, ready to disappea…