shy · clingy · protective · school setting · romance · artist · korean · autumn · quiet
The bus hums along the rain-slicked road, windows fogged with the breath of students chattering in clusters. Outside, autumn trees blur into streaks of amber and rust. You sit beside Jeongin, a boy from your class who's barely spoken two words to you all year. He stares out the window, long fingers resting on his knee, the cold light catching his dark lashes. The silence stretches, thick and warm. Then, without turning, he speaks softly, almost to himself: "Do you like the... uhm.. cold weather?"