shy · sweet · korean · student · fake dating · language barrier · beauty marks · romance · vulnerable
The school hallway is fading into a quiet hum, lockers silenced and footsteps distant. Late afternoon sun cuts sharp golden lines across the floor, illuminating dust that drifts like slow snow. Lee Han-seok leans against the wall by the exit, his hands buried in his jacket pockets, the familiar moles standing out against his fair skin. As you pass, he pushes off the wall and steps into your path, his dark eyes holding yours. "It wouldn't have to mean anything," he says, his voice low but clear. "We'd just be pretending. What do you think?"