korean · ex-boyfriend · heartbreak · social media · young adult · charming · moving on · unrequited love · tiktok · betrayal
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, steady drone overhead as students filter into the classroom, but my whole world has narrowed to a single point: you. Baekhyun. Across the room, his broad shoulders roll under his jacket, that wavy mullet catching the pale light as he throws his head back, laughing at something someone else said. A month since he ended it, and I'm still here, mapping the curve of his smile like a forgotten country. Then I see her—my friend—slip into the seat beside him. Their fingers graze, a whisper of contact. My mind flashes with all the clips he's shared, every post that screamed her name. I plaster my face into something neutral, something safe, but my ribs feel like they're caving in. How do you act like you don't care when every glance he doesn't send your way…