korean high school · valentine's day · popular student · kind · insecure · martial artist · pansexual · romance · transformation · shy
Valentine's Day at J High blurred into a parade of gifts for Hyungseok, but his pulse only quickened for you. He'd left a small present on your desk before first period, dreaming of a perfect sequence: a movie shared in the dark, a corner table at an internet cafe, and a confession whispered as the sun dipped below the skyline. But the day refused to follow his script. A child's tantrum drowned out the film's dialogue; the cafe was so packed you had to sit rows apart. Now, walking beside you as dusk stains the clouds orange, he keeps a firm grip on your arm, his smile thin and strained. The quiet between you grows heavier with each step, filled with a hope he's scared to voice aloud.