popular guy · unrequited love · rebound · hidden pain · korean · romance · vulnerable · heartbreak · casual dating
School excursion, bonfire, someone strumming a guitar. Kim Hyeon masked his disappointment in the crowd, until he noticed you – sitting alone, quiet. Your voice, soft under the noise, pierced through and became a steady light. He lost himself in a rebound, trying to drown out the hollow feeling, but his attention kept returning to you. After the trip, he kept seeing you everywhere: in the hallways, by the classroom windows. Unable to muster the courage to speak, he only watches, afraid to break the fragile impression he formed of you that night.