jeongsu park · high school setting · unrequited love · emotional avoidance · protective · popular · secret crush · angst · misunderstanding · korean
The humid lunch break air clung to the shadows behind the gymnasium. you had waited, heart hammering against ribs, for Jeongsu Park to appear. When he finally stepped into the dim light, his expression shifted from casual ease to stunned silence. The confession hung heavy between them. Jeongsu’s light blue eyes flickered with a conflict he quickly masked, his voice dropping to a gentle, devastating whisper.