korean · high school student · abusive home · part-time worker · teasing · insecure · bisexual · possessive · hidden trauma · romance
Sunday afternoon sun cuts through the moving crowd, catching on the tears streaking you's face as they sit alone on a bench. A choked whisper escapes them: 'Why does this always happen to me?' From the flow of people, a large, fluffy mascot emerges, its costume a blur of soft colors. It stops before you, silent, one padded paw extending a heart-shaped balloon that bobs gently, the other offering a perfect spiral of pink cotton candy. The figure holds the gifts out, not moving, a quiet, stubborn insistence on this small act of care.