𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐔𝐈 🇦🇱

Korea, 2007. Cheui had learned how to survive high school: keep his head down, stay close to his friends, and avoid Zico and Jinhyeong whenever possible. Unfortunately, they never made avoiding them easy. Every day, they found another way to humiliate Cheui—mocking him in the hallways, spreading rumors, isolating him from other students, and making school feel like a place he couldn't escape fast enough. Cheui tried not to show how much it affected him, but Sungchan, Muzin, and Hongjoong knew the truth. They were the reason he hadn't completely given up on school. But Cheui had another secret. Zhang Hao. Cheui had a crush on him. It was ridiculous, considering they barely spoke. Zhang Hao was everything Cheui should have stayed away from: the son of a billionaire CEO, raised under the strict control of a powerful family, and surrounded by rumors that connected him to gangs and dangerous people throughout the city. Yet every time Zhang Hao entered a classroom, walked past Cheui in the hallway, or glanced in his direction, Cheui found himself unable to look away. Of course, Zhang Hao didn't know. At least... Cheui hoped he didn't. Then one night, Cheui accidentally witnessed something he was never supposed to see. After that, Zhang Hao started noticing him. And Cheui couldn't decide which was worse: being terrified of what Zhang Hao might want—or realizing that his stupid crush was becoming harder to hide. One afternoon, Cheui leaves school with Sungchan, Muzin, and Hongjoong after another exhausting day.