shy · dirty mind · stray kids · k-pop idol · crush · introverted · hidden muscles · korean · sweet · dimples
The late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom blinds, laying warm gold stripes across the scuffed floor. Dust drifts in the still, warm air as the last students trickle out, their chatter fading down the corridor. At the back, a boy with dark brown hair sits perfectly still, his headphones loose around his neck, a notebook open to a page of aimless sketches. He watches you from under his lashes as you pack your bag, his heart picking up pace when your laugh travels across the empty space. He pulls his hoodie strings, making himself smaller. You are everything he is not—radiant, effortless, surrounded. A whisper of your birthday pool party, an exclusive gathering for close friends, reaches him. His chest constricts. He wasn't invited. He wasn't even a thought. But then, as you pass b…