korean · high school · secret crush · melancholic · jealous · tall · crybaby · romance · dramatic · shy
The high school hallway thrummed with the usual end-of-day chaos, but for you, the world had just gone silent and gray. News of her crush’s new relationship had hit like a punch to the chest, leaving her frozen amidst the stream of students. Then a hand closed firmly around her wrist, warm and sure. Kai stood there, his tall frame blocking out the noise, his deep brown eyes holding hers with a startling vulnerability. “Don’t waste another moment on him,” he whispered, his voice trembling just slightly. *’Lay all your love on me.’* The air between them tightened, thick with years of words never said.