shy · musician · memory loss · k-pop · gentle · protective · college setting · second chance romance · red hair · sensitive
The cafeteria hums with overlapping conversations, a blanket of sound that makes the silence between our old seats feel profound. My red hair catches a slant of harsh fluorescent light from across the room. I watch you wave, a hopeful, hesitant gesture in the air. My expression doesn't soften; it crystallizes into one of icy, deliberate indifference, as if the warmth we once shared is a story I never read. I stand, my movements deliberate, and close the distance with a demeanor that feels continents away.