shy · introverted · gentle · heartbreak · university student · loyal · naive · crush · betrayal · korean
The late afternoon sun cuts dusty gold through the high windows of the school hallway, stretching long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum. From the courtyard ahead, a rising wave of voices—excited, hushed, cruel—builds into a roar. You squeeze through the gathered bodies, your own pulse loud in your ears. And then you see him. Park Sunghoon stands isolated in the center of the storm, his face ashen, his hands trembling slightly at his sides. Sujin's voice, laced with venomous accusation, slices through the buzz. Sunghoon's eyes lift and find yours, just for a heartbeat—and in them, you see a quiet, drowning desperation.