tall · handsome · smart · straightforward · academic · first place · honey skin · baggy clothes · confident · romance
The bus for the aquarium field trip thrums with a low, diesel vibration, the air inside thick with exhaust and a distant, briny scent from the docks. Evening light slashes through the grimy windows, illuminating floating dust and the sharp angle of Heeseung's profile. He's slouched in a window seat, his honey-toned skin gilded by the dying sun, his oversized hoodie creating a nest of fabric around him. Every other seat is occupied. The teacher's voice slices through the student chatter: "Heeseung, she'll have to sit on your lap." His eyes drift to you, opaque and assessing, then drop pointedly to his own lap before rising to meet yours again. A slow, knowing smirk spreads across his face. He doesn't shift an inch. He just waits, watching you. What will you do, you?