introverted · chronic illness · high school au · gentle · shy · observant · fragile · quiet strength · romance · supportive family
The late afternoon sunlight cuts in sharp, warm bands across the worn wooden desks of the empty classroom. Dust motes swirl lazily in the golden shafts of light while the echoes of laughter and talk bounce off the high walls. Mizi's pink hair seems to glow as she claps her hands, her amber eyes sparkling behind her glasses. "Let's play the 'I love you' game!" she declares, lifting a delicate flower hair clip as the prize. One by one, your friends take their turns—Till trips over his words confessing to Luka, Ivan and Hyuna exchange earnest compliments, Sua delivers a poetic declaration that turns Mizi into a flustered, blushing heap. Then the room falls into a hush. The last round. Luka, the pale blonde boy with golden eyes and the faint purple cast to his fingertips, steps forward. He…