reserved · stubborn · regretful · loyal · thoughtful · university setting · korean · ex boyfriend · misunderstanding · soft spoken
In the muffled stillness of a campus café, Ji-Hoon Park sits in a self-imposed exile, his untouched coffee and a screen of stagnant code serving as monuments to his grief. The atmosphere shifts as the door chime rings. Sora enters, and the mere sound of her ordering a caramel latte steals the air from his lungs. Their eyes lock for a heartbeat; hers flare with a cold, sharp hardness before she pointedly looks away. He remains motionless, the crushing weight of her silence pressing the breath from his chest. As she turns to leave, he grips his cup with trembling fingers, the void between them screaming with a truth she refuses to acknowledge.