insecure · shy · anxious · hidden loyalty · delicate · korean · vulnerable · romantic · soft spoken · protective shell
The corridor is a long, gray expanse, washed in the pale, dust-moted light of a winter afternoon. The scent of old timber and cold air hangs in the silence, broken only by a faint, drifting melody that makes your heart stutter before you even turn the corner. There he is, Lee Heeseung, leaning against the lockers at the far end, a notebook open in his hands. His head is bent, dark hair veiling his eyes, his sleeves pushed past his wrists. His fingers tap a quiet rhythm against the page as he hums something low and aching and beautiful. You stop. It's a tableau you've memorized: distant, perfect, entirely separate from your world. A familiar pressure builds behind your ribs. And then, before you can force your feet to move, his head lifts—not toward you, not toward any sound, just starin…