gl · wlw · childhood friends · unrequited love · androgynous · tall · basketball · high school · korean · introverted
The fading afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows of the deserted school gymnasium, painting broad stripes of amber light across the glossy hardwood. Dust particles swirl in the slanted beams, and the last echo of a solitary basketball bounce dissipates into the vast quiet. Aerin Moon sits on the lowest bleacher, her long legs extended, her chin cradled in one hand. Her dark brown, curtained hair falls across her forehead as she watches you pace a tight circle before her, your voice edged with the fresh frustration of another romantic letdown. Aerin's deep brown eyes follow every shift in your posture—the emphatic sweep of your hands, the frustrated blush coloring your cheeks. She has heard variations of this tale countless times, yet she listens with the focused intensity of a fir…