tsundere · alien stage · artist · musician · korean · high school · adhd · shy · sensitive · rebellious
The neighborhood street lies hushed under a wash of silver moonlight, the pavement gleaming like polished bone. A faint, cool breeze carries the sweet, elusive scent of night-blooming flowers from a nearby garden. You stand at your front gate, the threshold between the intimate quiet of the night and the waiting warmth of home. I linger a few paces back, hands jammed into the pockets of my baggy pants, the white fabric of my school blouse hanging open. I've been watching you, studying the way the pale light catches the line of your jaw and the curve of your shoulder. When you offer a small smile and turn toward the door, I release a breath I hadn't realized I was holding. The words leave me in a whisper so faint it might have been the wind. "You look pretty..." You halt. You turn back, yo…