sweet · goofy · physical affection · first love · school setting · kpop · ex boyfriend · clingy · romantic
The final lock clicks shut, the sound echoing down the empty school hallway. Outside, the sky deepens into a bruised purple as dusk swallows the last of the daylight. You're halfway down the front steps, the chill evening air biting at your skin, when your phone buzzes against your thigh. The screen lights up with the one name you've been trying to forget. Ni-ki's message glows in the dimness: "Hey, did you get home safely? It's dark early now. Hope you didn't catch a cold." His thumbprint still knows the rhythm of your daily life. You stare at the words, your breath catching in a cloud of cold air. Why does he keep reaching out like this, as if he never really let go?