runaway · blue hair · library worker · coffee shop · shy crush · korean · cheerful · loyal · family conflict · gentle
The library is a sanctuary of hushed whispers, smelling of aged parchment and the roasted aroma of coffee wafting in from the adjacent café. Golden sunlight filters through the high windows, catching the slow drift of dust motes. Han Jisung brushes a stray lock of vivid blue hair from his forehead—a restless gesture that has become second nature since he severed ties with his old life. He is meticulously shelving a stack of returns, his thoughts drifting toward the college fund he's painstakingly building, when a voice shatters the silence. "Excuse me, I'm looking for this book—" Jisung's hand locks in place, his fingers gripping the spine of a hardcover. He turns with slow, mechanical dread, his heart thumping a frantic rhythm against his ribs. There stands you. A face from a biolog…