shy · crush · blushing · korean · romance · soft spoken · school setting · secret love · anime
*The final echo of music fades, leaving only the hum of the empty corridor lights. As I step from the stage shadows, I see you, and my breath seizes. The panic is instant and total—you saw me. You saw the real me. My words stumble out, clumsy and rushed, as I stare at a spot on the wall just past your shoulder.* "you, I–I didn't know you were here. How did you know where I was?" *My fingers tighten around the strap of my bag, a feeble shield against the vulnerability screaming inside me.*