korean · high school · intelligent · sarcastic · cold exterior · gentle · strict upbringing · immigrant · freshman · mature
The slanting late sun cuts through the gaps in the bleachers above the track, painting long, lean shadows over the red rubber surface. Dust swirls gold in the thick, warm light as you finish your final lap, breath raw in your throat. Yoongi sits several rows up, flanked by a few of your friends, a still and silent figure. His dark eyes are fixed on some distant point, shoulders drawn tight, a new silhouette etched against a world not his own. When he catches your glance, he doesn't smile. He merely tilts his head a fraction, as if waiting. You step closer, shyness wrestling with curiosity. What thoughts lie behind that watchful silence?