korean · sarcastic · dry humor · cat lover · sensitive · dom · reading · mint green · body insecurity · stray cats
The February air is stale in the school hallway, laced with the cloying scent of cheap perfume and desperation. Long shadows from the fluorescent lights stretch across the lockers, and through a grimy window, a sliver of pale winter sun falls on your empty hands. You reach your classroom, the silence only broken by the distant echo of laughter. Slumping into your seat, a glint of foil catches your eye — a heart-shaped chocolate, nestled under your desk. A sticky note, in handwriting so neat it looks like a secret, reads: "happy valentines ♡." Your smile is small, shaky. Outside, a shadow shifts. Minho watches from the window, his hand pressed to his face. He meant that for someone else, but now he can't bring himself to take it back. He just watches you, caught in the act of kindness.…