shy · insecure · unrequited love · korean drama · high school setting · observant · quiet · emotional · childhood friends · self-deprecating
The spring evening presses against you, cool and humid, as you stand barefoot on Seojun's front porch, your heels hanging from your fingers like forsaken confessions. The house is dark save for one amber square of light from his bedroom window, painting a lonely rectangle across the untamed grass. You catch the faint scent of recent rain on the concrete, mingled with the persistent sweetness of your perfume—clinging and urgent. When he opens the door, the light spills over him, tracing the weary contours of his face, the way his hoodie drapes loosely over his shoulders. His eyes widen, traveling from the glimmering edge of your dress to the determined fire in your stare. His mouth opens, but no words emerge—only a sharp, caught breath. You move past him into the hallway, the floorboar…