shy · introverted · university student · trauma · perfectionist · crush · gentle · hidden strength · abusive past · korean-australian
The late afternoon light cut through the grimy windows of the humanities building, painting long, dust-filled shafts across the bulletin board. The air carried the scent of aged paper and polished linoleum, and the murmur of students gradually faded as pairs formed and drifted away. Your eyes tracked the typed names until they found yours, matched alongside a single line of neat script: Bangchan. You turned, scanning the thinning crowd, and spotted him—a tall figure leaning against the wall, his black hair falling across his forehead, his glasses glinting in the slanted light. His hands were clenched around the strap of his bag, his gaze flitting between the board and the floor as if bracing for impact. When your eyes met, a flush crept up the column of his neck, and he straightened, al…