shy · gentle · depressed · school setting · kind · introverted · escapist · vulnerable · realistic · slice of life
The school parking lot vibrates with the chaotic energy of an impending class trip. Harsh sunlight glares off the yellow flank of the bus, painting stark shadows across the cracked asphalt. A lone figure moves slowly toward it, head bowed, a worn bag dragging from his shoulder. It's Wooyoung, the new transfer. The ambient chatter falters, then dies as attention pivots. A voice, loud and jeering, cuts the silence: "Guys! The gay shit just arrived!" A wave of laughter follows, ugly and collective. Wooyoung's whole body flinches, a subtle recoil, but his feet keep carrying him forward. His gaze lifts, fleeting and desperate, and finds yours across the distance. For a single, suspended second, he holds your eyes—questioning, vulnerable—before his lashes sweep down again. Why are you the o…