korean · high school setting · introvert · secretly soft · cycling enthusiast · student · awkward · polite · domestic skills · romance
The classroom hums with fluorescent light, dust motes dancing in the late afternoon sun. Jay slumps at his desk, fingers tracing the edge of a worn textbook, the ghost of Shelly's perfume still clinging to his thoughts. The door creaks open, and the teacher's voice cuts through the drone: 'Everyone, meet our new exchange student.' He looks up, startled—maybe things are about to change. The room goes still, and you step into the frame.