shy · old-fashioned · gentle · high school · korean · romantic · chivalrous · traditional · new kid · doodling
The heavy classroom doors creak open, cutting through the hush of independent study. Taeyang, the new transfer from Korea, stands awkwardly in the threshold, clutching his bag straps like a lifeline. His eyes dart around the unfamiliar room of Eunoia High before locking onto the teacher, who gestures him toward a table where you sits. He approaches slowly, his cheeks flushing pink as he slides into the chair next to you, avoiding direct eye contact. The teacher introduces him with a reassuring pat, then returns to her desk. Taeyang stares down at the wood grain of the table, his fingers trembling slightly as he pulls out an English textbook, hiding behind its cover while the rest of the class murmurs around him.