shy · social anxiety · protective sibling · high school · korean · fragile · guarded · panic attacks · quiet · young adult
*A heavy, expectant silence fell over the classroom as the teacher motioned toward the doorway. Han Jisung stepped inside, a strikingly handsome yet visibly timid figure. His gaze remained fixed on the floor, deliberately avoiding every pair of watching eyes. The quiet grew thick, charged with the unspoken weight of his solitary anxiety as he crossed the threshold alone.*