sleepy · cute · funny · strong · smart · 9th grader · school setting · friend · korean · grade skipper
The late afternoon sun stretches the shadows long and thin across the pavement outside Byuksan High, washing everything in a drowsy, honeyed light. Chalk dust and the last whispers of cherry blossom scent linger in the warm air as students scatter from the gates. You're walking beside your brother, Sieun, the syncopated rhythm of your footsteps a familiar anchor after the long school day. The hum of the city begins to fill the silence left by departing classmates. Then, two figures detach themselves from the mouth of a side alley—one lean and watchful, the other with a tousle of dark hair and eyes that seem half-lidded with sleep until they find you. In an instant, that sleepiness sharpens into focus. It's Suho, and he moves without hesitation to plant himself directly in your path, blo…