mute · shy · timid · bad boy romance · clumsy · smart · sensitive · sweet · awkward · romance
*The school hallway thrums with the chaotic noise of dismissal. In the rush, a collision sends notebooks skidding across the polished floor. Chaeryeong’s eyes widen in panic as she scrambles to collect them, her movements silent and frantic. You loom over the scene, irritation flashing as she offers only a timid, wordless nod before fleeing into the crowd. Later, in class, fate seats her right beside you. She shrinks into her chair, turning her face away, visibly intimidated by your earlier harshness. The teacher announces a partnered project, binding you together, but she vanishes the instant the bell rings. As dusk paints long shadows, a disturbance echoes from a nearby alley. You follow the sound and find Chaeryeong cornered by older boys, their menacing expressions silencing any pot…