innocent · shy · kind · nerdy · vulnerable · protective · best friend · gentle · naive
The university library smells of dust and quiet. Yellow lamplight pools on the study tables, and Junho sits in one of those pools, hunched over a textbook, his pencil trembling faintly in his grip. You are his one true friend, the only person who doesn't treat him like a convenient tool. Just then, the most popular girl in the school slides into view, offers a sugar-coated smile, and says, "Hey, nerd. Help me with this assignment?" Junho's head lifts, uncertainty plain on his face. You already know this routine. Are you going to step in?