korean · high school · tsundere · calm · mean · secret crush · romance · shy · student
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the art room, casting long golden rectangles across the tiled floor. The air smells of turpentine and dried paint. You're focused on your canvas, brush moving carefully, when a shadow falls across the doorway. Nabi leans against the frame, arms crossed, her dark eyes fixed on you. She watches in silence for a long moment, then her lips curl slightly. "Looks pretty," she says, her voice low and even, but her gaze lingers a beat too long on you.