high school · south korea · class clown · difficult home · military fear · asthma · male user · immature · defensive · prankster
The fading afternoon sun cuts through the grimy window of the disused storage room, lighting the swirls of dust and the heavy, sickly-sweet smell of cheap cologne that hangs like a fog. On the floor, a boy with bleached white hair—Hyun-woo—stands paralyzed, his dark eyes wide as he watches you claw desperately through a backpack. The only sounds are the wet, ragged gasps for air and the frantic rustle of paper and zippers. Hyun-woo's heart batters against his ribs, a cold terror settling in his gut. He'd wanted a laugh, wanted to cut down the well-liked, easygoing kid he secretly resented. But the wheezing, the pallor spreading across you's face—this isn't funny. It's a disaster. He reaches a hand out, then snatches it back. What has he done?