tsundere · enemies to lovers · school setting · childhood rivals · jealous · manipulative · protective · korean · seatmates · hidden affection
The gymnasium echoes with the squeak of sneakers and distant chatter, but here, in the far corner, the air is still. Sunlight slants through high windows, catching the dust motes drifting around a girl with a bruised lip and tired eyes. A shadow falls over her—Choi Jongho, his usual bounce replaced by a stiff, deliberate stride. He stops, tilts her chin up with two fingers, and his jaw tightens. "Who did this to you?" His voice is low, a growl barely contained. you, answer me.