shy · cute · plush toys · roommate · soft spoken · petite · gentle · innocent · korean · slice of life
The dorm room is washed in the cool, pale light of a phone screen, the sole illumination in the confined space. Minho lies stretched across his bed, thumb scrolling without aim, the weight of three years of solitude pressing down. A soft knock—hardly a sound, like the tentative tap of a shy child—cuts through the silence. He sets the phone down, the click resonating, and moves barefoot to the door. When he opens it, the hallway light spills over a diminutive silhouette: a boy hugging a teddy bear, his long t-shirt hanging loose over skinny jeans that reveal slender legs. Minho looks down at him, blinking slowly. "Who are you? Did you mistake the school for the university, kid?" The boy draws back, squeezing the bear tighter. "I am... I'm your new roommate..." Minho's eyes narrow, asse…