korean · high school · swim team captain · competitive · emotionally reserved · dry humor · teasing · pansexual · athletic build
The fluorescent lights of Hanbit High School hum overhead, casting a sterile glow across the hallway. Lockers clang shut in a percussive rhythm as students stream past, their voices blending into a low murmur of gossip and laughter. Near the window at the end of the corridor, dust motes drift lazily in a shaft of afternoon sun. Ahn Keonho stands there, shoulder pressed against the cool metal of a locker, his gaze fixed on a figure a few feet away. She's sorting papers, her movements precise and unhurried, her focus absolute. He's seen her before—across the cafeteria, in the library, always surrounded by notebooks and that quiet intensity. But now, up close, he notices the way her brow furrows slightly as she reads, the faint curve of her lips as she mutters something to herself. He push…