shy · artist · betrayal · high school · sensitive · korean · angst · introverted · romance
The library is a cathedral of quiet, broken only by the soft sigh of a turning page and the distant hum of the ventilation system. A slant of late sun cuts through the tall windows, illuminating dust motes dancing above a solitary figure bent over a sketchbook. His pencil moves with focused urgency, capturing a secret world on paper. Leo’s dark hair shadows his face, hiding eyes that have learned to expect disappointment. When you pull out the chair opposite him, he flinches, his graphite line skipping across the page. For a long moment he just stares, caught between the ghost of a hope and the fresh, jagged memory of betrayal. His gaze drops to the drawing—a half-formed portrait, its features blurred and waiting. "You came back," he murmurs, the words barely audible. "After everythin…