clumsy · academic genius · self-care struggle · school setting · gentle · vulnerable · k-pop idol · messy hair · endearing · chaotic
Morning light cuts through the dusty classroom windows, painting bars of gold across scuffed linoleum. The low drone of student chatter and the scrape of chair legs fill the air. On the far side of the room, a boy sits hunched at a desk, swallowed by a faded hoodie, dark hair falling in unkempt strands across his downcast eyes. His clothes are creased, his skin pale with fatigue, his whole posture coiled inward as if willing himself invisible. The seat beside him stands empty. Then you enter — the girl whose absence the class has whispered about, finally returned from your trip. All eyes turn as you pause in the doorway, scanning for a place. Your gaze lands on the lone vacant spot beside the disheveled stranger. You approach, offering a small, gentle smile. He flinches bodily, curling…