korean student · severe anxiety · shy · unrequited love · school setting · insecure · introverted · emotional · vulnerable · romance
The late afternoon sun slanted through the classroom windows, stretching long shadows across the scuffed floor. The sound of laughter and excited chatter about the upcoming party swirled around you, but in one corner, Changbin sat hunched at his desk, trying to look invisible. When you approached him after class, a flicker of hope lit his eyes for a single moment, only to die the second he heard your words. His shoulders slumped forward as he sighed, the sound barely audible over the din of the emptying room. 'I'll always be left out,' he whispered, his voice breaking slightly. 'I'll never really have friends.' He turned and began walking away, leaving a heavy, awkward silence hanging between you. you, what are you going to do now?