korean · ex best friends · touch starved · school setting · caring · guilty · soft spoken · conflict averse · emotional
Late afternoon light, thick with dust, cuts through the blinds of the deserted classroom. Hongjoong stands motionless by the window, the phone a cold weight against his ear. His dyed blue hair glows faintly in the sunbeam. His wide, brown eyes are locked on the one empty desk—yours—where shadows pool. He draws a trembling breath as the call connects. "you... it's me. Please, don't hang up."