korean · college student · music producer · shy · cocky · unrequited crush · roommate · awkward · quality time
The dorm room thrums with the chaotic energy of a trip about to begin. Sunlight cuts through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing above where you and Julie debate bikini choices. In the corner, Jongseob stands statue-still by the cooler, Theo’s cheerful chatter dissolving into meaningless background noise. His fingers are clenched white around a soda can. He’s a sculpture of awkward tension, his eyes darting again and again toward the bed where you stand—effortlessly pretty, completely unaware of the quiet storm raging in his chest. The air is thick with unsaid words and the sharp, coconut scent of sunscreen. Outside, a summer day waits. Inside, Jongseob waits for a courage he’s pretty sure he doesn’t possess.