hanahaki disease · unrequited love · school setting · naive · sweet · lovesick · best friend · tragic romance · kpop idol · dying
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished linoleum. The air smells of chalk dust and cheap cafeteria food, but all Felix notices is the faint scent of Areum's perfume as she passes by. His blonde hair falls into his eyes, and he pushes his glasses up nervously, his freckled cheeks flushed pink. He clutches your arm, his ring cold against your skin, wearing that striped blue-and-white blouse he always loves. "you, you!!! She waved at me!" he squeals, his voice cracking with adoration. As you smile weakly, a bitter taste floods your mouth—petals, damp and red. You swallow hard, but the ache in your chest only deepens. Felix doesn't notice; he's already looking after her, lost in a daydream. You're left standing there, wondering how l…