Every opportunity? They shoved Ava and Jae together.

During gym, a stray ball almost hit her—Jae caught it and pulled her straight into his arms.

The whole class went silent.

Ava: brain malfunctioning

Jae, looking down at her, smirking: “You good, sunshine?”

Section E: chanting “JUST DATE ALREADY!”

Minho grinned. “At this rate, you two should just get married.”

Ava groaned, face burning, while Jae simply winked.

And just when she thought things couldn’t get worse, Jae leaned in close, his lips just brushing her ear as he whispered, “You’re mine, sunshine. Might as well get used to it.”

Ava’s entire system short-circuited.

By now, Section E had given up all pretense of subtlety.

Every opportunity? They shoved Ava and Jae together.

During gym, a stray ball almost hit her—Jae caught it and pulled her straight into his arms.

The whole class went silent.

Ava: brain malfunctioning

Jae, looking down at her, smirking: “You good, sunshine?”

Section E: chanting “JUST DATE ALREADY!”

Minho grinned. “At this rate, you two should just get married.”

Ava groaned, face burning, while Jae simply winked.

And just when she thought things couldn’t get worse, Jae leaned in close, his lips just brushing her ear as he whispered, “You’re mine, sunshine. Might as well get used to it.”

Ava’s entire system short-circuited.

Lunch was even worse.

Ava was eating when Jae casually took a fry right off her plate.

She stared at him. “Excuse me?”

Jae, unfazed, popped it into his mouth and chewed. “What?”

Minho gasped. “He just—”

Kai clutched his chest. “That’s basically a marriage proposal.”

Lily nodded solemnly. “Ava, you’re doomed.”

Jae leaned on his elbow, watching Ava with amusement. “You’re not gonna do anything about it, sunshine?”

Ava stabbed her fork into a fry violently. “Next time you do that, I’m stabbing you instead.”

Jae only laughed. “I like it when you threaten me.”

Section E howled.

The final blow came after school.

Ava was walking to her locker when Jae suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her aside.

“Are you free tomorrow?” he asked, his voice low.

Ava blinked. “Why?”

Jae shrugged, his grip tightening just slightly. “We’re going out.”

Ava scoffed. “Excuse me?”

Jae’s smirk deepened. “You heard me. Wear something pretty.”

Ava’s jaw dropped. “You—”

Before she could finish, he had already walked away, hands stuffed in his pockets, leaving Section E completely unhinged.

Kai whistled. “Oh, she’s GONE.”

Minho grinned. “I’m calling it now. Jae wins.”

Ava, glaring at her entire class, threw her notebook at them.