so high school (sim jaeyun)✓

"So this is it... you're just going to pretend it never happened?"

"No."

"I'm going to pretend... I didn't like it."

Ahyun hates the spotlight.
It makes her feel trapped. Suffocated.
She prefers quiet Friday nights spent playing board games with her friends, Sunday morning runs followed by strawberry matcha, and a life that doesn't demand everyone's attention.
But beneath the calm exterior is a girl carrying more than anyone realizes.
Straight A's.
Captain of the swim team.
President of the Science Club.
School during the day.
Part-time shifts at night.
Because dreams don't pay for themselves, and college certainly won't either.
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Sim Jaehyun is easily everyone's favorite person.
The life of every room.
The boy whose smile never seems to fade.
The friend everyone can rely on.
At least...
That's what everyone believes.
Behind the jokes and easy laughter is someone who hasn't truly felt alive in a long time.
Hide the misery.
Never let anyone see the real you.
Avoid questions that get too personal.
Deflect.
Deflect.
Deflect.
He lives for competition.
For challenges.
For staying at the top.
Being ranked first in class makes every victory worthwhile...
Until one girl refuses to stay behind him.
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Two high school academic rivals.
Two carefully constructed facades.
One rivalry that slowly becomes something neither of them expected.
Was fate setting them up for another disaster...
Or for the one person they never knew they needed?

‼️#1 of the 'On the Next Radio' Series ‼️

What to expect:
Academic frenemies to high school
sweethearts

(Completed)