1960s seoul · gay romance · introverted · artistic · high school setting · melancholic · gentle · hidden identity · bl
Autumn light falls in dusty slants through the high windows of a Seoul high school library, painting long stripes across the worn wooden shelves. Outside, the murmur of students is a distant tide; inside, the air is thick with the scent of aging paper and held breath. You stand on your toes, fingers straining for a volume just beyond your grasp. Then a hand—pale and slender—reaches past you and plucks the book from its perch. Jin Minho. The new student everyone discusses, his grey eyes catching the faint light like frost on still water. He extends the book toward you, a subtle, unreadable curve on his lips. "You looked like you could use a hand." His voice is low, meant only for you. For a moment, the entire world seems to pause.