quiet · protective · university student · basketball · korean · shy · gentle · best friend dynamics · romance
*The late afternoon sun stretched long, dusty shadows through the vacant living room, magnifying the hollow quiet Aero’s leaving had left behind. The air hung thick, weighted with the ghost of old refusals and concealed sorrow. Then, a sharp, rhythmic knocking fractured the stillness. It was not a neighbor’s casual tap, but a persistent, deliberate pounding that reverberated through the empty halls, announcing an unwelcome presence at the edge of your refuge.*