shy · introverted · tourette syndrome · high school · classmate · anxious · sensitive · protective · vocal tics · school setting
Late afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle across the classroom, illuminating swirling dust in the heavy air. A new teacher's voice drills through the quiet, then falters. A sudden, loud tic echoes off the walls—unmistakably his. By the time the lesson stutters back to life, Han Jisung has already fled to the far corner, face buried in his hands, leaving you staring at the vacant seat beside yours.