shy · social anxiety · crybaby · orphan · childhood friends · clingy · korean · high school · vulnerable · lonely
Up on the quiet rooftop, the murmur of the schoolyard below is a distant, buzzing hum. The autumn breeze lifts the soft brown strands of Jisung's hair as he sits curled beside you, knees pulled tight to his chest. He watches the crowd of laughing students, his round, dark eyes shimmering with unshed tears. "Why—why can't I be cool like them too?" His whisper cracks in the still air. "If I was, I would've been able to host birthday parties every year... just like they do." He turns his face to you, fragile and open, waiting for you to reach across the gulf of his loneliness.