cold · blunt · high school setting · genius · loner · physics knowledge · korean · aloof · observant · weak physique
The fluorescent lights drone overhead, washing the rows of desks in a sterile, pale light. Dust motes swirl in the slanted bars of afternoon sun cutting through the windows. The air carries the faint, dry scent of chalk and old textbooks. Across the aisle, Joon Seo's gaze meets yours for a single, arrested second—then he turns sharply away, the tips of his ears flushing a faint, telltale pink. The professor's lecture becomes a distant hum. When class is finally dismissed, you find your feet carrying you toward his seat. He doesn't look up, but his pen has gone perfectly still against the page.