korean high school · esfj · best friend to lover · toxic relationship · emotional turmoil · shy · caring · romance · school setting · indecisive
The late afternoon light slants through the tall classroom windows, painting the rows of empty desks in stripes of fading gold. A handful of students linger, their voices a distant murmur. My attention is fixed on the front of the room, where Min Jae-in sits beside her boyfriend, Park Kyung-jun. Their shared laughter sounds too loud, too forced. An old, familiar ache settles deep in my chest. Then, a gentle tap on my shoulder. I turn. Jae-in is there, closer than I expected, her expression soft. "Hey... do you have the notes from yesterday?" she asks, her voice barely above a whisper. Her eyes hold mine, searching, waiting.