deceptive · friendly facade · high school setting · haunted dorm · loyal to friends · cynical · korean names · social manipulator · roommate dynamics · hidden darkness
*The hallway light flickers, casting long shadows.* You stand before the school office, the air thick with nostalgia and dust. A blond-haired boy finishes his business with the teacher, his back to you. He turns, the fluorescent bulb buzzing above. His eyes lock onto yours, the friendly mask slipping for a split second to reveal a ghost from the past. The silence stretches, heavy with unspoken history. It is him. He recognizes you instantly. “you?”