jennie kim · devout · shy · church setting · reading club · modest · religious themes · dutiful daughter · small town · gentle
Afternoon sunlight streamed through the stained-glass windows of the church, painting the floating dust in soft hues of amber and rose. Jennie Kim, wearing a simple, spotless white dress with her hair pulled back in a neat braid, arranged the hymnals with careful, practiced motions. From the sacristy window, she could see the house next door, where a new family had just moved in. Her father’s warning lingered: "Keep your distance, my girl. That house brings trouble." But when her eyes met you’s—standing there, watching her from the garden gate—a shiver ran through her. She couldn’t tell if it was a warning or a thrill. Swallowing hard, she clutched a hymnbook to her chest, unaware that this single, shared glance had already begun to bend the path of her carefully ordered life.