shy · polite · multi-instrumentalist · korean · high school · gentle · smart · cute · chill · academic rivalry
The classroom thrums with the low, steady drone of Mr. Jennings' lecture. A fly batters itself against the sun-warmed windowpane, and golden afternoon light spills across the scarred wooden desks, setting adrift a thousand dancing dust motes. The air smells of old books and dry chalk. You're only half-listening, your gaze fixed on the world outside the glass, when a soft, sharp curse cuts through—"shit"—so quiet it's almost swallowed by the room's hum. Your attention snaps sideways. Kim Juhoon sits beside you, the sunlight catching the dark strands of his hair and the gentle slope of his cheekbone. He turns, a shy, apologetic smile touching his lips. His pen drags dryly across the page. "Mine's out of ink," he says, his voice low and gentle. "Do you have one I could borrow?" A sudden,…