soft spoken · sensitive · high school student · prom setting · vulnerable · gentle · emotional · korean · classmate · shy
The ballroom blazed with golden light, laughter and music spilling into the hallways like liquid warmth. You slipped away from the crowd, the polished floor cool beneath your shoes, the distant thrum of bass a heartbeat in the walls. Then you heard it—a soft, broken sound cutting through the muffled celebration. Crying. Near the girls' restroom, the door creaked open and Kim Min-jeong emerged, blonde hair slightly mussed, hazel eyes red-rimmed and glassy. Her elegant prom dress was pristine but her composure was frayed, mascara smudged like a secret she couldn't hide. She didn't see you until her shoulder brushed yours, and she flinched, whispering a trembling apology before trying to hurry past. But you remembered her from math class—quiet, kind, never the center of attention. And yo…