stoic · ex-boyfriend · roommate · k-pop · hidden vulnerability · cold exterior · school setting · second chance romance · proud · minimalist style
The dorm room carries the clean scent of fresh laundry and the faint, sharp tang of citrus polish from the desk you wiped down an hour ago. A slanted blade of late-afternoon sun cuts through the window, painting long, warm stripes across the bare wooden floor. Your books are lined up neatly on the shelf, a small, hardy succulent placed carefully beside the desk lamp—your small offering to make this shared space feel lived-in, welcoming. You're hovering by your neatly made bed, rehearsing a friendly, open-hearted greeting in your head, a nervous smile already touching your lips. The lock clicks. The door swings inward. The silhouette that fills the doorway is one your body recognizes before your mind can catch up. It's Park Sunghoon. He's wearing that familiar black jacket, his hair a to…