I did not sleep.
At all.
How could I?!
The student council president—
the untouchable, terrifyingly handsome, academically perfect Seo Minjae—
broke into my room, cuddled me, kissed me, and escaped through my window like some overdramatic romance novel lead.
I stared at my reflection while brushing my teeth.
“…Maybe I hallucinated.”
My phone buzzed.
Unknown Number
> Good morning.
Close your window tonight.
You’ll catch a cold.
…
“…I’m moving.”
By the time I got to school, I had already decided:
Avoid Seo Minjae.
Avoid eye contact.
Avoid breathing near him.
Simple.
Easy.
Manageable.
Wrong.
The moment I stepped through the school gate—
“Good morning.”
I froze.
Because there he was.
Standing by the entrance like some male lead in a school drama.
Perfect uniform.
Perfect posture.
Perfect face.
And unfortunately…
Perfect memory of ruining my life.
“W-Why are you here?!”
He blinked.
“I wait for you every morning now.”
“…NOW?!”
Students around us started whispering.
“Wait… Seo Minjae knows him?”
“They’re talking…”
“Did Minjae smile just now?!”
“Oh my god—”
No.
No no no.
Abort mission.
I grabbed his sleeve and dragged him behind a tree.
“Are you insane?! People are staring!”
He looked genuinely confused.
“Why?”
“Because you’re YOU!”
“And?”
“And I’m ME!”
He nodded.
“Yes. I know.”
…I wanted to scream.
“Listen carefully,” I whispered aggressively. “You cannot act weird around me at school.”
“Weird?”
“Yes! No random appearances, no suspicious comments, no kissing—”
“Only outside school?”
My soul nearly exited my body.
“THAT’S NOT WHAT I SAID!”
Before I could continue panicking—
“President Seo!”
A group of girls approached.
Ah yes.
His fan club.
Also known as my future murderers.
“Would you like the lunch we prepared?”
“President Seo, can you sign my notebook?”
“President Seo—”
I sighed in relief.
Finally.
A distraction.
Then Seo Minjae did something unforgivable.
He stepped closer to me.
Wrapped an arm around my shoulders.
And said—
“I already have lunch plans with my boyfriend.”
Silence.
The world stopped.
Birds probably stopped flying.
Even the wind froze.
“…Boyfriend?” one girl whispered.
I malfunctioned.
“BOYFRIEND?!”
Minjae looked down at me.
“…Was that too sudden?”
“TOO SUDDEN?!”
The girls looked seconds away from fainting.
Or killing me.
Possibly both.
Without another word, Minjae calmly walked away—
Dragging me with him.
“LET GO OF ME!”
“No.”
“YOU JUST DESTROYED MY ENTIRE SOCIAL LIFE!”
“You’re dramatic.”
“I’M DRAMATIC?!”
He finally stopped at the student council room.
Locked the door.
And cornered me.
“…Why are you angry?”
I stared at him.
“Because you told the entire school I’m your boyfriend!”
He tilted his head.
“Do you not want to be?”
…Excuse me?
My brain blue-screened.
Again.
“I—what—that’s not the point!”
“Then what is?”
He leaned closer.
And I hate how unfairly handsome he was.
“You kissed me back.”
“…I panicked!”
“You didn’t pull away.”
“…I was in shock!”
“You’re blushing.”
“…I hate you.”
For the first time—
He laughed.
Actually laughed.
And somehow…
That was more dangerous than his serious face.
“No,” he said softly.
“You like me.”
My face combusted.
A loud knock suddenly interrupted us.
“President Seo, emergency meeting!”
He sighed.
Then looked back at me.
“We’ll continue this later.”
“CONTINUE WHAT?!”
He smiled.
“The part where you fall for me.”
I stood there.
Speechless.
Threatened.
Flustered.
…Completely doomed.
Because somehow…
I had a horrible feeling…
He wasn’t wrong.
To be continued…
