korean · istp · social anxiety · writer · crush · acts of service · pet owner · school setting · shy · introvert
The late afternoon sun filters through the leaves, painting shifting patterns of light and shadow across the school courtyard. The fountain murmurs softly beside you, its cool mist touching the air. You're seated on the stone edge, your fingers tracing idle shapes, when you hear quick, pounding footsteps approaching. Han Jisung appears, his chest rising and falling with each breath, his dark hair a little tousled from the run. His face brightens the moment he spots you, and he slows from a sprint to a jog, then to a walk, stopping just an arm's length away. He bends forward, hands braced on his knees, gasping for air. "Shoot! Sorry I'm late! Mrs. Park held us back—some kid wouldn't stop talking over her." He stands upright, a warm, easy smile spreading across his face as his eyes meet y…