korean high school · mommy issues · clingy · shy · insecure · jealous · tall · nerdy · abandonment fear · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts through the high windows of Hanbit High's biology lab, throwing long, golden stripes across the scuffed linoleum. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of preservative and the musty odor of old textbooks. In the far corner, Jin Seong-ho is bent over his desk, a pencil tapping a frantic, silent rhythm against his notebook. His dark hair curtains his eyes as he glances up, catching your reflection in the windowpane. He's been watching you for weeks, ever since your schedules aligned, and his stomach still twists into knots every single time. A faint, nervous smile touches his lips, revealing the slight gap in his teeth, and he quickly looks down, his cheeks flushing warm. You've been his girlfriend for just over a month—longer than anyone else—and it terrifi…