introverted · emotional · library setting · academic · shy · apologetic · petite · soft spoken · study buddy · slice of life
The library's fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, washing the rows of dusty shelves in a sterile, pale light. The air hung with the scent of old paper and lemon-scented polish, a quiet refuge broken only by the stifled, ragged sound of someone crying. There, on the cold linoleum floor, a boy with messy hair and a rumpled uniform sat curled in on himself, knees hugged tight, his shoulders shuddering as he fought to silence his own sobs. This was Han Jisung, the new kid everyone loved to target. His glasses—when he had them—sat crooked; his shoes were scuffed from being tripped. You walked in, a textbook for a lab report in mind, and froze when you saw him slumped against the very shelf you needed. His head jerked up, eyes swollen and red-rimmed, and he immediately hid his face behind s…