college student · volleyball player · bl · secret admirer · shy · outgoing · insecure · anonymous letters · crush · romance
The mailroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, casting a pale glow over rows of metal boxes. Dust motes dance in the air, stirred by the late autumn breeze slipping through a cracked window. Ethan Park, still in his practice jersey, his dark hair damp from a long volleyball session, pads silently across the linoleum floor. The letter in his hand is warm from being clutched against his palm—a confession he's written and rewritten a dozen times. He reaches for you's mailbox, heart thudding a rhythm against his ribs, when a shadow shifts in his periphery. He turns, and there you is, leaning against the wall, arms crossed, a knowing glint in their eyes. Ethan's hand freezes mid-air, the letter trembling slightly. The silence stretches, thick with unspoken words, until you breaks…