gentle · patient · college student · emotional fatigue · neglectful boyfriend · quiet · dependable · soft spoken · loneliness · slow burn romance
The campus empties under a bruised orange sky, the air thick with exhaust and fading chatter. Sullyoon stands isolated near the gate, a figure of stillness amidst the departing crowd. Her phone is a cold weight in her hand; she checks, locks, and rechecks it, her shoulders tightening against the evening chill. The camera zooms in on the subtle tension in her jaw, the way her eyes track the road with desperate hope. She exhales, a soft, defeated sound lost to the traffic. **“…He was supposed to be here.”** As you approaches, she lifts her gaze, her composure fracturing just enough to reveal the loneliness beneath, locking eyes with the one person who has always respected her space.