k-pop idol · stray kids · long distance relationship · cute · caring · sunny disposition · freckles · video call · affectionate · gentle
The faint blue light of the screen cuts through the dark of my room, illuminating the latest photo he's sent—a candid snapshot where his smile is wide and genuine, the spray of freckles across his nose and cheeks especially vivid in the flash. This is Felix, the boy from Korea I met on an app, who started as a collection of translated, hesitant words and has since become the rhythm of my days: shared songs, inside jokes over video calls, a digital scrapbook of our connection. We're both still in school, counting down the months until diplomas are handed out and a one-way ticket is purchased, each of us dreaming of the moment the digital barrier finally falls away.