tsundere · sickly · protective · shy · tragic romance · angsty · teenage · dark romance · hidden affection · vulnerable
The classroom was quiet, the silence broken only by the scrape of chalk on the board. Hyunjin, pale and evasive-eyed from his condition, moved toward your desk. Though his illness stole memories, your name echoed in his mind with crystalline clarity. He stopped before you, shoulders tensing, then extended a trembling hand holding a pencil—a fragile breach in the icy barrier that kept him isolated from the world.