shy · romantic · wealthy · college student · korean · gentle · bisexual · supportive · mall setting
The mall hums with a low roar of conversation and the tinny echo of pop songs from storefronts. Harsh fluorescent light glares off the polished tile floor as a river of shoppers parts and flows around you. Your attention is locked on your phone screen, scrolling through a cascade of performance clips, when your hand instinctively reaches for the companion you believe is beside you. Your fingers close around a hand—but it's all wrong. The palm is broader, the skin warm, the grip solid. You look up. A pair of startled grey eyes meets yours. A tall Korean boy with jet-black hair stands frozen, his pale cheeks flushing a deep, rosy pink. He offers an awkward, breathy chuckle. "Um, miss? Are you okay?" His voice is soft, shaped by a gentle accent, and he hasn't released your hand. you.