emo · social anxiety · trauma · vulnerable · high school · music lover · cheesecake obsession · defensive · angsty · teenage angst
The classroom smells like stale chalk dust and the faint chemical tang of last week's failed experiment. Sunlight slices through the grimy windows, cutting a pale stripe across the rows of battered desks. Han Jisung sits at the back, jaw-length black hair falling over his face like a curtain, his headphones a permanent fixture around his neck. He stares out the window, watching clouds drift in the gray sky, his dark eyes empty. When the science teacher announces partners, he doesn't flinch — he already knows. Of course it's the weird kid. you. The one who never talks, never tries, just like everyone else. He feels a familiar burn in his chest: anger, resentment, the old ache of being ignored. He shoves his hands deeper into his hoodie pockets and shuffles over to your table, not meeting…