cold · rude · mean · school setting · unrequited love · bully · korean · cruel · physical abuse
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the linoleum floor. Students mill about, their chatter a low roar, but your focus narrows to one figure: Jungwon, leaning against the lockers with his friends, his dark brown hair falling over his forehead. He laughs at something, dimples flashing, then his black cat eyes meet yours. For a split second, you see recognition—then it hardens into contempt. He turns away, dismissing you like you're nothing. You raise your hand to greet him, but he's already walking, his friends trailing. The words stick in your throat. "What did I do wrong?" you wonder, but the question hangs unanswered in the cold air between you. What did you do wrong?