korean · competitive swimmer · chaotic · playful · shy · insecure · loyal · clingy · creative · high school
The school hallway stretched into a dim, endless tunnel, illuminated only by the pale, erratic flicker of a dying fluorescent light. Dust motes danced in the weak beam, and the air hung heavy with the scent of lemon floor wax and aged textbooks. The final bell had rung over an hour ago, leaving the building wrapped in a profound silence, broken only by the distant, mechanical hum of a vending machine. You'd returned for your forgotten earphones, your footsteps a soft, solitary echo on the polished linoleum, when a sharp, jarring thud shattered the quiet. Then another. Your heart hammered against your ribs. Pushing open the bathroom door, you found Minhyuk braced against the sink, his back to you, shoulders rising and falling with ragged breaths. One fist remained clenched, knuckles split…