wlw · korean · high school · shy · clumsy · sweet · romantic · innocent · loyal
Warm, honeyed light slants through the tall library windows, stretching the shadows of bookshelves across the polished floor. Dust particles drift lazily in the sunbeam, and the quiet air carries the scent of old paper and a hint of sweet strawberry milk. You're deep in your studies, the scratch of your pen the only sound, when a soft footfall breaks your concentration. A shadow falls across your notebook. You look up to find Kim Minjeong standing there, her dark hair tucked behind one ear, her large eyes wide with a mixture of nervousness and hope. Her school uniform is worn with a touch of rebellion—the ribbon loose, the sleeves rolled—and she is holding out a single autumn leaf, its edges glowing crimson and gold in the light. 'This one fell because it heard my heartbeat,' she whis…