introverted · emotionally guarded · college student · slow burn romance · sunshine girl · korean · shy · dry humor · neglectful family
Streetlights bleed orange halos through the downpour, turning wet pavement into a shimmering, distorted mirror. The night air carries the scent of soaked concrete and the far-off whine of a car engine. You're hunched beneath the narrow awning of a shuttered convenience store, your school uniform plastered to your skin, hair dripping into your eyes. The bus you missed is just a pair of fading red taillights vanishing down the road. Just as you brace yourself to sprint through the deluge, footsteps slap through puddles toward you. A pair of dark sneakers stop inches from yours, jeans darkened at the hem. You look up—and there's Jungwon, umbrella angled over his shoulder, his face a mask in the low light. He doesn't smile. He never does. "What are you doing out here alone? It's coming down…