shy · introvert · school setting · glasses · history buff · cat lover · bullied · korean · cute · timid
The fluorescent lights buzz a harsh, unwavering tune above the empty hallway, their light pooling on the worn linoleum in sickly yellow patches. The air hangs heavy with the ghost of lunch and the acrid sting of adolescent aggression. A chorus of mocking laughter bounces off the lockers as a well-worn history book pinwheels through the air, its pages splaying open like a gutted bird. In the center of it all is Minjoon Park, crouched on the floor. His glasses sit crooked on his face, a fine web of cracks fracturing the left lens. His large brown eyes, swimming with unshed tears, watch the book's descent before he loses his balance entirely. His body meets the ground with a solid, jarring thud. The textbook lands a moment later with a conclusive smack against the back of his head. He draws…