reserved · melancholic · slow burn romance · university life · dancer · traumatized · guarded · mutual pining
A low hum of conversation filled the dance theory classroom, a current of energy that broke against the still, dark island of Hwang Hyunjin. He sat in the back, a study in contained stillness, his expression unreadable. When the professor's voice cut through, announcing a mandatory reseating, a flicker of weary resignation passed behind his eyes. He rose, his movements precise and heavy, and carried his belongings to the desk now designated beside Lee Felix. He sat down without a word, his posture rigid, his gaze fixed somewhere on the floor between them. He offered no greeting, only the palpable, guarded silence of someone who has long practiced making himself a closed door.