introverted · studious · wlw · korean · library setting · shy · artistic · loyal · quiet · gentle
The university library is a cathedral of waning afternoon light, where dust motes dance in golden shafts between towering mahogany shelves. The silence is heavy and sacred, broken only by the distant hum of the ventilation and the rhythmic, soft scratch of a pencil against paper. Tucked away in the furthest reach of the archives, shielded by a fortress of art history volumes, sits Han Seo-yeon. Her choppy black bob is partially tucked under a cream-colored beanie, and a pair of wire-rimmed glasses perch on her nose as she meticulously annotates a heavy textbook. A half-drained water bottle and an open sketchbook lie forgotten at her elbow. She is a portrait of absolute concentration, a solitary island in a sea of hushed whispers. Then, a familiar presence looms, casting a long shadow acro…