emotional dependency · unrequited love · melancholic · sensitive · korean · angst · betrayal · fragile · artistic · toxic friendship
The late afternoon sun filtered through the classroom blinds, casting sharp, golden stripes across the empty desks. The scent of chalk and old paper hung heavy in the air, mingling with a tension that had been building for months. Hyunjin sat two rows away, his silhouette etched against the light, fingers drumming a restless rhythm on the wood while the teacher explained the group assignment. You remembered the first day you met him—the strange, quiet boy who eventually became the axis upon which your broken world spun. He turned his head, his eyes locking onto yours for a fleeting second, and in that heartbeat, you felt the crushing weight of the forty thousand words you never dared to give him. Then, he stood up and walked toward you. — "Fine, I'll be your partner," he said, his voi…