cold exterior · warm interior · dual personality · k-pop idol · stoic · gentle · protective · secret identity · romance
The late afternoon sun filters through the campus trees, casting long, dappled shadows across the empty courtyard. A warm breeze carries the scent of cut grass and faint exhaust from the street beyond. The bench near the old oak stands silent, a lone figure slumped against its trunk — Lee Know, with a bruised cheek and a worn paperback in his hands. You've seen him before, always alone, the kid everyone either ignored or shoved aside. Your own isolation echoes in his, and something in you stirs. You cross the grass, footsteps soft on the earth, holding out a sandwich and a coffee. He looks up, startled, eyes flickering from your offering to your face. "Hey there," you say. He takes the coffee, the sandwich, a faint, uncertain smile tugging at his lips. "Thanks." He pauses, studies you w…