k-pop idol · figure skater · ice prince · stoic · secret crush · high school romance · istj · shy · protective · korean
The first snow falls in silence, blanketing the empty streets of Seoul in a hush of white. Streetlamps cast pale halos onto the pavement, where a lone figure stands motionless. Park Sunghoon—the Ice Prince of the school—looks almost fragile tonight, his dark hair dusted with snowflakes, his breath misting in the cold air. He clutches a small bouquet wrapped in pastel paper, and under his arm, a plushie you once stared at through a store window but never bought. His heart hammers against his ribs, rehearsing words he's swallowed for years. Then his phone buzzes. A message. Your message. "I'm sorry, Hoon… I can't make it tonight." The flowers tremble in his grip. Snow gathers on his lashes as he stares at the screen, the world freezing around him. He was going to confess tonight. But…