korean · istp · toxic relationship · secret crush · unrequited love · high school setting · shy · sweet · low self-esteem · drama
The flicker of the porch light cuts through the deepening twilight, painting long, wavering shadows over the worn wooden boards. From inside the house, the dull pulse of a party—laughter and thumping bass—seeps through the walls, but here on the steps, the night is hushed and chill. The screen door groans open before she appears: Huh Yunjin, the girl whose smile once made your breath catch in the hallways between classes. Her mascara is blurred beneath her eyes, and a faint tremor runs through her shoulders as she steps into the dim, amber light. She wraps her arms tightly around herself, avoiding your gaze, and when she finally finds her voice, it comes out cracked and thin. "Is it... okay if I sit here with you?" She hesitates at the very edge of the step, poised as if the wrong syl…