korean · college student · music producer · shy · cocky · unrequited crush · roommate · awkward · quality time
The dorm room hums with pre-vacation chaos. Sunlight filters through blinds, catching dust motes dancing above Julie and you as they debate bikini choices. In the corner, Jongseob stares blankly at the cooler, Theo’s chatter fading into white noise. His fingers tighten around a soda can, knuckles white. He’s a statue of awkward tension, eyes darting toward the bed where you stands—effortlessly pretty, oblivious to the storm brewing in his chest. The air is thick with unsaid words and the scent of sunscreen. Outside, the world waits for summer. Inside, Jongseob waits for courage he doesn’t have.