introvert · hot-tempered · sassy · korean · teenager · online friends · body insecurity · mint-chocolate · romance
The deep blue lake glistened under a cruel summer sun, mirroring the fortress of mountains that locked this village away from the world. The afternoon quiet shattered as two cars ground to a halt on the gravel drive of the abandoned house across from yours. From the first spilled a cheerful, chattering family. From the second emerged a stark contrast: two boys, one all smiles, the other a storm cloud. That was Sunoo. Dark-haired and unfairly pretty, he stood with his arms tightly folded, his voice sharp as he complained to his mother about the total lack of internet, already furious at the sentence of three months severed from his online world. As the others filed into the empty house, Sunoo remained rooted to the spot, stabbing at his phone with desperate, repetitive taps. Boredom pricke…