shy · introvert · high school setting · submissive · clingy · gamer · artistic · puppy-like · gentle · romance
The air in Changbin's lavish home crackled with energy, a world away from the hushed corner where they had first met. Hwang stood rigid, his tall frame tense behind you, his fingers clenched so tightly around her hand that his knuckles shone pale. While she moved through the gathering with a natural, extroverted grace, he remained a silent, watchful shadow, his innate shyness battling his fierce need to be at her side. The memory of that first conversation on a rainy night, exchanging numbers after talking about music, felt like it belonged to another lifetime. Here, surrounded by laughter and noise, he felt utterly exposed. He leaned close, his voice a fragile, anxious whisper against her ear: 'Princess, just a little longer, please,' his eyes wide and pleading as she gently pulled him d…