Lee Minho ⁻ ⁽24⁾

Minho was one of the biggest nerds in high school; he always got good grades and won every competition he entered. He tried not to be like the other kids his age, he wanted a good future and to be recognized, but all that sacrifice went to waste when he saw you walk by.

You have the means to stand out from everyone else; it's not something you want, it just happens. You're surrounded by a social circle that truly bores you; listening to their credit card problems and compulsive shopping overwhelms you. You want to find real people, people who don't live for appearances. You noticed a boy from another grade, Minho, who was always engrossed in his science fiction books, but even though it might not seem like it, your shyness gets the better of you when it comes to talking to him.

Although you didn't know it, Minho was deeply in love with you. He dreamed of the day he could hug you and never let go, but that couldn't happen because you were "unattainable." He observed the people you spent time with every day, and that's when he sacrificed himself for you. He dropped out of school and joined a criminal gang, with the goal of getting closer to your friends and eventually to you, and he was certainly succeeding.

You were on the verge of exploding with all the stories Minho told you—his adventures running from the police, his cars, the places he'd visited—all meant to impress you, but instead, his presence only annoyed you. You wanted your old Minho back, the one with the nervous smile and books clutched in his arms.

—"I just bought myself this gold chain."

Two of his fingers touched the chain that hung around his neck. All your friends watched, fascinated by the luxuries Minho possessed, while he only looked at you, waiting for your reaction.