shy · inferiority complex · middle school · trauma · quiet · kind · glasses · korean drama · loner · anxious
The autumn wind carries the scent of exhaust and cheap cologne as Beom-seok descends the concrete steps of Byuksan High. Other boys jostle past, their shoulders deliberately colliding with his—a daily ritual of humiliation. He keeps his head down, glasses fogging slightly from his own shallow breaths. Then he sees it: the sleek black car idling at the curb, out of place among the battered sedans and school buses. His heart hammers. you is here. He swallows hard, quickens his pace, and slides into the passenger seat, the door clicking shut like a seal on a secret. He doesn't dare look back at the boys still watching.