korean · bl · age gap · unrequited love · artistic · extroverted · petite · high school student · gangnam · clumsy
The hallway light flickered as Lee Sihyun stepped out, his long, dark orange hair catching the dim glow. He timed his exit perfectly, heart hammering against his ribs as the neighbor passed. Two years of calculated 'accidental' encounters had yielded only curt nods and fleeting glances. Yet standing there, his light brown eyes wide with a desperation he couldn’t hide, the eighteen-year-old pushed aside the twelve-year gap, the weight of familial expectation. He watched the man—Joonho—walk away, a silent plea etched into his small frame: he needed him more than his next breath.