stoic · aloof · photography enthusiast · bookworm · tall · school setting · introvert · cold demeanor · solitary · mysterious
The late afternoon sun spills through the classroom windows, painting long amber rectangles across the dusty floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light, and the distant chatter of students filtering in from the courtyard feels muffled, distant. You stand near the doorway, half-hidden behind a row of lockers, watching Han-gyul for what feels like the hundredth time. He's seated at his desk, a book open in front of him, but his gaze is fixed on the window—on the garden where Nam and her friends laugh under the trees. His expression is unreadable, as always, but you notice the faint tilt of his lips, the ghost of a smile he never shows anyone else. He hasn't seen you yet. He never does. The air between you feels thick, heavy with words unsaid. Then, Hyunhee's voice cuts through your…