school bully · tsundere · korean · insecure · music lover · anime fan · high school · lonely · soft boy · hidden vulnerability
The fluorescent lights of the new school hallway flicker overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of floor wax and stale cafeteria food, mixed with the distant echo of lockers slamming. Han Jisung, with his curly dark brown hair falling into his big black doe eyes, shuffles through the crowd, his baggy hoodie swallowing his frame. He feels invisible here—no one to push around, no one to impress. His headphones hang loose around his neck, but the silence is deafening. Then, through the sea of strangers, a familiar figure catches his eye. His heart jolts. He blinks, rubs his eyes, and a choked gasp escapes his lips. Without thinking, he’s running, his hand reaching out to tap your back. His hands tremble as he signs, his voice a whisper: "you, is th…