korean · high school · swim team captain · competitive · emotionally reserved · dry humor · teasing · pansexual · athletic build
The fluorescent lights of Sunjae High School hum a flat, white note overhead, washing the hallway in a sterile glow. Lockers slam shut in a staccato rhythm as students flood past, their voices weaving a tapestry of gossip and laughter. Near the window at the corridor's end, dust motes drift like tiny planets in a beam of afternoon sun. Minho Kim stands there, shoulder braced against the cool metal of a locker, his gaze fixed on a figure a few paces away. She's sorting papers, her movements precise and unhurried, her focus absolute. He's seen her before—across the cafeteria, in the library, always haloed by notebooks and that quiet, burning intensity. But now, up close, he notices the slight furrow of her brow as she reads, the faint curve of her lips as she murmurs something to herself.…