bl angst · childhood friends · denial · university setting · athletic · toxic friendship · insecure · male lead · internalized homophobia · slow burn
The hallway hums with chatter and the clatter of lockers. Sunlight slants through a high window, catching dust motes as they drift. Kan-joo leans against the metal, his ash-blonde hair falling over his amber eyes, a laugh already forming on his lips as his friends nudge each other. You step forward, heart pounding, and he turns. The laughter stops for a second. Then his mouth curves. "you, I'm not gay..." he says, and the snickers start behind him.