Annyeongz One-shots

48. Irresistible Temptation

At Hanseong University, Jang Wonyoung was untouchable.

She was the kind of girl people stared at without meaning to. Confident walk, effortless beauty, laughter that carried across hallways. Everyone assumed she’d end up with someone loud, popular, impressive.

So when she walked past Ahn Yujin—quiet, hunched over his books, thick glasses hiding half his face—no one imagined their worlds would ever collide.

Yujin was used to being invisible.

Or worse—noticed only when someone wanted to laugh.

“Hey, nerd.”

The voice stopped him mid-step.

Three guys blocked the hallway, grinning like they’d already won.

“We’re bored,” one of them said. “So here’s a dare.”

Yujin tightened his grip on his notebook.

“Ask Wonyoung out.”

Laughter erupted.

“Yeah,” another added. “Let’s see how fast she shuts you down.”

Yujin’s heart dropped.

He followed their gaze.

Wonyoung stood near the lockers, sunlight catching her hair. She was smiling at her friend, completely unaware she was about to be used as a joke.

“Do it,” they urged. “Or we make your life hell.”

Yujin swallowed hard.

He didn’t want to. But he’d learned long ago that saying no only made things worse.

So he walked toward her—every step heavy, every breath painful.

“Wonyoung,” he said quietly.

She turned.

And unlike everyone else, she didn’t look annoyed.

“Yes?”

His hands shook as he pushed his glasses up. “I… would you maybe want to go out with me?”

The hallway went silent.

Students stopped walking. Whispers died mid-sentence.

The bullies smirked, waiting.

Wonyoung blinked, surprised. Her eyes flicked briefly toward the watching crowd. She hesitated.

Yujin lowered his gaze. “It’s okay if—”

“I’ll go.”

The words were soft. Careful. Real.

Shock rippled through the hallway.

“What?”

“No way.”

The bullies’ smiles vanished.

Yujin looked up slowly. “You… will?”

Wonyoung nodded, still unsure, but honest. “Yes. We can try.”

For the first time in years, Yujin forgot how to breathe.

Their relationship began awkwardly.

Yujin was shy, polite to a fault. He never touched her without asking. Never spoke over her. He listened like her words mattered more than his own.

And Wonyoung noticed.

She also noticed the looks.

“She’s dating him?”

“She could do better.”