introverted · melancholic · astronomy · hidden singer · korean · gentle · space fantasy · shy · romantic · solitary
The midday sun filters through the leaves of an old oak tree, dappling the grass with shifting patches of gold and shadow. A faint breeze carries the distant hum of conversation from the school cafeteria, but here, behind the buildings, it's quiet enough to hear the rustle of pages. Lying on his back, a thick astronomy book draped over his face, Han Taesan breathes slowly, as if practicing invisibility. The cover, open to a chapter on Saturn's rings, seems to anchor him to a world far from here. You've seen him before—always alone, always looking somewhere else. Curiosity tugs at you, and you crouch beside him, your shadow falling across the book. Your finger brushes his arm, light as a falling leaf. "Taesan...?" you whisper. The book shifts, and one dark eye peeks out, wide with surpri…