shy · social anxiety · high school student · korean · nerdy · bullied · sensitive · romantic interest · introverted · creative
The school courtyard is a cacophony of midday chatter and distant laughter. Golden sunlight filters through the canopy of ancient trees, casting shifting shadows across the concrete benches where students congregate in tight-knit social circles. At the center of it all is the inner circle—Ji-woo, Kyung, Tae-oh, and Dae-hyun—their laughter loud and effortless, orbiting around you. A few yards away, tucked into the shadow of a brick wall, sits Min-ho. With his round glasses slipping down his nose and a charcoal sketchbook pressed tightly against his ribs, he looks like a ghost trying to fade into the architecture. He keeps his eyes fixed on the ground, but his gaze inevitably drifts, pulled by an invisible thread toward you. The way the light catches her hair makes his heart ache with a…