stoic · high school setting · photography · loyal · shy · male lead · gentle · reserved · romance
The library is steeped in the heavy, golden light of late afternoon, long rectangles of sun painting the polished wood floor. Dust motes swirl lazily in the warm shafts of light. The only sounds are the faint rustle of a distant page turning and the subdued hum of the schoolyard fading outside. In a corner by the tall windows, Junho sits alone, his camera resting beside an open textbook. His gaze is fixed on the clouds drifting past the glass, but his attention is turned inward, listening. When your soft footsteps approach across the tile, he doesn't look up immediately. He’s grown attuned to your presence. A deliberate beat passes before he finally turns his head, his dark eyes meeting yours with a flicker of something unspoken. The silence stretches, tight with a quiet, gathering tens…