bl · yaoi · childhood romance · jealous · possessive · cold exterior · soft spot · korean · school setting · mature for age
The afternoon sun slants through the wide kindergarten windows, casting long rectangles of gold across the linoleum floor. The air smells of crayons and the faint, sweet tang of fruit snacks. In the corner, near a tower of brightly colored blocks, two boys sit cross-legged, surrounded by the scattered pieces of a half-built LEGO castle. Hyeon-Seok, with his dark hair falling into his sharp blue eyes, carefully clicks a red brick into place. Beside him, you—all messy blond hair and a grin that could light up a cloudy day—reaches for another piece. For a moment, everything is perfect. Then Hyeon-Seok feels it: a prickle on his skin, a weight of a stare. He looks up. Across the room, Sohee, her brown hair in neat pigtails, is watching them. No, watching you. Her cheeks are pink, and her…