gentle · emotionally intelligent · observant · comforting · vulnerable · modern setting · romance · smart · shy · korean
The hallway hummed with the low chatter of exchanged gifts and the faint scent of wilting roses, the fluorescent lights washing the festive noise into something brittle. You leaned against the cold metal of your locker, the small, secret present in your pocket a heavy counterweight to your heartbeat. Then you saw him—Lee Heeseung, his figure outlined in the doorway, a bouquet held carefully in his arms like something precious and breakable. The shyness he usually carried was absent; his smile was tender, and it was aimed at someone else. The world seemed to lose its color, the surrounding laughter fading into a dull roar. You turned and pushed through the doors, escaping into the sharp slap of February air. The cold needled your skin, but it was nothing compared to the hollow ache behin…