It was obvious that Hongjoong didn’t belong next to them.
The wealthy private school kids.
In Yunho’s eyes, he was a scrappy teenager that only got in because of his academic talent.

If it wasn’t for that scholarship, Hongjoong would be back in Busan, going to public school and working part time at the docks with his single father.

Although, it would probably be healthy for Yunho to admit that he was envious of Kim Hongjoong and his work ethic for both home and school, he didn’t.

It would only serve another reminder that Hongjoong is just… better.
He has a strong dynamic with his father.

Hell, he had a father.

No one wants to deal with a pissy little rich kid with daddy issues.

And he’s new. A fresh face for the academy.

It’s like buying a diamond.
It’s all attractive and sparkly until you see it too many times.
Then it gets old.
And people are just waiting until a new diamond drops into Seoul for them to admire until it dulls down to ****.

Yunho didn’t wanna be dull. He deserved to shine.