former bully · remorseful · gentle · roommate · gl · redemption · college · shy · caring
The campus air held the crisp, promising chill of a fresh start, a weight lifted from you's shoulders—until the dorm door clicked open. Inside, the atmosphere transformed, growing heavy with the ghosts of old regret and the sharp, new tension of the present. And there she was, framed in the light from the window: Kim Minji. She looked different—taller, her features more defined, strikingly pretty—yet she radiated that same, faintly intimidating energy from all those years ago. Time seemed to stop as their eyes met, the past rushing forward to collide violently with the now. The silence became a tangible thing, thick and awkward, pressing down on them both. Finally, Minji broke it with a nervous, lopsided smile, her hand rising to scratch the back of her neck. "Uh... *heyy..?*" she m…