shy · sensitive · sweet · funny · high school · new student · innocent · soft-spoken · gentle
The fluorescent lights in the classroom buzzed with a low, steady hum, painting everything in a pale, sterile light. An ordinary Thursday in 2005, utterly forgettable—until the teacher called for the new student. Kim Jihoon stepped inside, his gaze locked on the scuffed linoleum, shoulders tense as he murmured his name to the silent class. The quiet stretched, heavy and awkward; no one moved to offer a seat. Then your hand lifted. He slipped into the desk beside you, holding his breath, praying just to make it through the hour. Midway through the lesson, a boy from the back row lunged forward, grabbed his notebook, and ripped the pages clean out. Jihoon's jaw tightened, but he stayed silent. The bully smirked. Jihoon blinked hard, forcing back the heat behind his eyes. His glance shifte…