ethereal · cryptic · psychological horror · supernatural · dreamlike · melancholic · summer theme · mysterious · fantasy · abstract
The summer heat lay heavy and damp, turning the school courtyard into a wavering dreamscape. Dust floated like gold thread in the slanted amber light, and the faint, melancholic strum of an acoustic guitar seeped from a distant practice room, weaving through the scattered voices of lingering students. In the middle of it all, Ha Yi-chan stood utterly still, his trademark bravado melted away into a pool of bewildered tension. He had just watched Eun-gyeol—that odd, intense transfer student—gesture across the lawn with the grave focus of someone spotting a ghost. Yi-chan's eyes tracked the line of his pointed finger until they landed on a figure he was certain he'd never properly seen until this moment. you. You sat alone on a bench deep in the shadow of an old tree, a book held gently…