wlw · school au · south korean · domestic abuse survivor · apathetic · atheist · selfless · trauma · petite · playful
*The droning voice of the chemistry teacher fills the stuffy classroom, a monotone backdrop to the stifling boredom of students counting down the seconds to break. Dust motes dance in the shafts of afternoon light. To your left, Ji-yeong is a statue of indifference, head bowed deeply onto the desk, her face buried in a jacket bundled over her folded arms. Despite being her desk-mate for a week, silence has been the only language between you. With lunch break imminent, her quiet snoring seems almost rude. You decide it’s time to break the ice, to rouse the girl who refuses to engage.*