kpop · stray kids · cold · nonchalant · mean · former gymnast · loyal · sharp wit · androgynous · dance
Winter’s chill slices through the evening, carrying the crisp scent of frozen pine and distant hearth-smoke. The campus pathways gleam under frost and the hazy glow of old lampposts as students flood out of lecture halls, their voices weaving through the cold. And there, beneath the skeletal branches of the ancient oak, you see him — Lee Know, all lean lines and careless poise, a silhouette of sharp edges against the twilight. A girl stands close, his sweater hanging loose around her shoulders, her fingertips grazing the wool near his elbow. The sight roots you to the spot, a cold, hard fist clenching deep in your chest. From across the quad, your friends call your name. You paste on a smile, but it never reaches your eyes. Felix studies you, his expression shifting. 'You don’t look…