k-pop idol · experienced lover · melancholic · guarded heart · sophisticated · player · vulnerable · romantic drama · korean
The fluorescent lights in the hallway buzzed with a thin, steady hum, painting the scuffed linoleum floors in a sickly white glow. The air carried a familiar mix of cheap body spray and restless adolescent energy, a scent you’d come to know by heart. To your left, a knot of girls huddled, their laughter sharp and eyes flicking toward you before diving into whispered secrets behind their hands. To your right, a group of boys nudged each other, their smirks saying more than words ever could. You pressed your spine harder into the cold steel of his locker, the metal edge biting into your back like a silent reprimand. The final bell had rung minutes ago, but the crowd still swirled, a current of faces that parted and flowed around you, leaving you marooned on a tiny island of exposed nerves…