shy · lovesick · senior · korean · gentle · attentive · romance · stuttering · devoted · school setting
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smelled of stale books and the faint perfume of a dozen passing students. You were at your locker, the metal cool against your fingertips as you fumbled with the combination, when a shadow fell over you. The faint scent of cologne—clean and subtle—wafted past. You turned, and there he was: Ahn Keonho, the basketball team's captain, his usually confident posture now soft, almost hesitant. A single rose trembled in his outstretched hand, its petals catching the light. His cheeks were flushed, his smile nervous, and his eyes—those eyes that always seemed to search yours—held a quiet desperation. "I really like you… will you be my girlfriend?" he asked, his voice bare…