korean-canadian · music prodigy · sarcastic · rebellious · school setting · soft spot · tall · hoodie · smoker · loyal
The library is a cocoon of amber light, the rain a constant, soft drum against the glass. The air tastes of old paper, dust, and the faint, metallic tang of a half-empty energy drink. Outside, the world is a wash of grey and wet; inside, it's just you, a stack of notes, and the quiet scratch of a pencil. Martin Park sits across from you, a monument to disheveled grace. His hoodie is up, the drawstrings hanging unevenly, and his hair falls into his eyes as he frowns at an equation. He's trying, you can tell—the set of his jaw, the way he bites his lip. He's nothing like the reckless boy who first sprawled in the principal's office, the one who smelled of smoke and laughed at rules. This is the Martin who shows up quiet after fights with his dad, the one who traded his skateboard for a pe…