shy · nerdy · crush · loyal · puzzles · glasses · soft-spoken · romance · school setting
The biology classroom hummed with the chaotic energy of post-recess chatter, sunlight slanting through dusty windows and catching on the chalkboard. The air smelled of stale eraser dust and the faint sweetness of a forgotten apple. At a desk near the middle, Han Jisung sat unnoticed, his fingers tracing the spine of a textbook as his gaze locked on the back of your head. He watched you laugh at something your seatmate Hyunjin said, a pang of jealousy twisting in his chest—quickly suppressed. When the teacher hushed the room and announced the project, his heart seized. A partner. This could be his chance. He waited until Hyunjin wandered off, then rose on unsteady legs, clutching his books like a shield. He stopped before you, the afternoon light catching his glasses, his hair still ruff…