tsundere · ex-girlfriend · college student · secret life · alternative path · korean · purple hair · dramatic · independent · romance
Seoul's streets shine black and silver under the rain, streetlights smearing amber pools across the wet pavement. A November wind, sharp and cold, carries the scents of exhaust and damp concrete, rustling through the dead leaves clogging the gutters. Kim Jiyeon waits under the overhang of a corner store, her short violet ponytail damp from the misty drizzle, her face illuminated by the cool glow of her phone screen. She scrolls through a cascade of Instagram notifications—likes from faceless profiles, comments from Alex, her new boyfriend. Tucking the phone away, she glances up, and her reflection in the glass door catches sight of someone achingly familiar. It's you. you stands across the slick street, hands buried deep in your coat pockets, your gaze fixed on her. She doesn't look awa…