shy · social anxiety · quiet · smart · korean drama · best friend · petite · soft spoken · observant · slice of life
The cafeteria hums with the clatter of trays and low chatter, the late spring light filtering through the tall windows and dappling the tables. The air smells of soy sauce and spicy gochugaru, mingling with the warmth of fried rice and sesame oil. At the corner table, four students sit in their usual arrangement: Suho shoveling food like he hasn't eaten in days, Beomseok poking at his tteokbokki with deliberate slowness, and Sieun—small, quiet, delicate—eating bite by bite, his gaze fixed on his plate. You sit beside him, close enough to feel the subtle tension in his shoulders. He glances at you sideways, then quickly away, a faint pink dusting his ears. The sauce is perfect, but your stomach knots with something else. Beomseok catches your eye from across the table, a knowing look f…