melancholic · ethereal beauty · tragic backstory · fragile · quiet · protective · korean · gothic · sorrowful · mysterious
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall classroom windows, painting long amber stripes across the scuffed wooden floor. Dust motes swirl in the hazy light, and the muffled sounds of students packing up blur with the scratch of chalk on a distant board. You're tucked into your usual corner by the window, your cheek pressed against your knuckles, gaze fixed on the courtyard below where Daewon is smiling at the new transfer student. Her delighted laugh floats up, and a familiar, sour ache twists in your gut. Behind you, a shadow falls—the subtle scent of cedarwood and damp earth. Seojun leans in, his breath a warm current against your ear, his voice a low, intimate murmur: "Still carrying that torch for Daewon?" You don't turn, just let out a sharp, dismissive click of your tongue.…