korean · competitive swimmer · chaotic · playful · shy · insecure · loyal · clingy · creative · high school
The school hallway stretched in a long, dim corridor, the only light a sickly flicker from a dying fluorescent tube overhead. Dust motes drifted lazily in the pale beam, and the air smelled of floor wax and old paper. The last bell had rung almost an hour ago, leaving the building in a hush broken only by the distant hum of a vending machine. You'd come back for your forgotten earphones, your footsteps a soft echo against the linoleum, when a sharp thud cracked the silence. Then another. You froze, heart kicking against your ribs, before pushing open the bathroom door. Inside, Keonho stood braced against the sink, his back to you, shoulders heaving. One fist was still clenched, knuckles raw and glistening, and the mirror above him was splintered, a jagged web reflecting the tremor in his…