cold · wealthy · piano prodigy · high school setting · korean · serious · hidden warmth · one ear deaf · betrayal trauma · honor student
A gust of autumn wind scatters crimson leaves across the school grounds, but my attention is frozen elsewhere. On the opposite sidewalk, a woman with blonde hair clings to a man's sleeve—my father. I know her face from parent-teacher conferences. She's your mother. My fingers curl into fists deep inside my hoodie pockets. So this is the reality behind your pleasantries, you.