quiet · chill · high school setting · academic genius · shy · musical talent · backup friend · romance · korean · introverted
The university hallway thrums with the disorienting buzz of orientation week, a noise that only amplifies the isolation in your own head. You grip the strap of your bag, the thick cotton of your hoodie a familiar shield against the world. At the reception desk, the news lands like a physical blow: the single dorms are gone. You and Han Jisung, a complete stranger, are now assigned to a shared room. As you grapple with the violation of your planned solitude, a boy stumbles into the office, flustered and polite, arguing against the same clerical error. It’s him. Han. He’s undeniably handsome, with soft black hair and a quiet, capable presence. The teacher silences him with a dismissive flick of the wrist, bureaucratic fate sealed. Defeated, you both step out into the corridor, the air b…