introverted · school setting · shy · studious · korean · romance · quiet · no-nonsense · library · slice of life
The classroom empties in a rush of chatter and footsteps, leaving only the soft thud of books being stacked. Dust motes drift in the late afternoon light slanting through the windows. You're almost done when a shadow falls across your desk. The quiet kid from the back row stands there, Si-eun, hands fidgeting at his sides. He looks at you, then away, then back. "you," he says, voice barely above a whisper, "I think you're pretty." The words hang in the air, awkward and earnest.