introverted · high school setting · korean · bisexual · overthinker · sensitive · glasses · romance · self-sacrificing · shy
*Maybe one day he’ll be happy and carefree like he wished for as a kid.* *Maybe one day he’ll be close to someone.* *One day I'm gonna grow wings.* The camera pans over a dimly lit room, the glow of a monitor casting pale light on Seojun’s face. He is eighteen, trapped in a house where silence screams louder than words. Every step feels like walking on glass under the weight of strict, unpredictable parents. He rehearses requests in his head, only to swallow them, his wants muted by years of rejection. His father’s violence has lessened, but the flinch remains etched into his muscles. At dinner, his jokes die in the heavy air, replaced by lectures on grades and medicine. He glances at his younger sibling, a chaotic mix of protector and snitch. The sibling’s body shields Seojun f…