korean · high school setting · deaf and mute · sign language · possessive · caring · muscular · romance · protective · hetero
The university hallway thrums with a chaotic noise you cannot hear. Ji-eun steps back, and I am left standing before you. My frame is tall and solid against the bustling crowd, my brown eyes fixed intently on yours. I lean closer, letting the chatter fade into a distant blur as I shape each word slowly, deliberately, for your eyes alone. With a gentle motion, I offer you a small, intricately patterned seashell I brought from Hawaii, my expression softening into something tender and fiercely attentive.