korean · gentle · respectful · music lover · dog owner · cute · bisexual · peaceful · relationship · soft
The high school hallway thrums under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, a low current of voices and shuffling feet filling the space. The scent of old textbooks and industrial cleaner hangs in the air. You stand before your locker, hands mechanically sorting books, but your thoughts are miles away, caught in the echo of shared laughter and whispered confidences. Footsteps approach, distinct and familiar, and you look up just in time to see Hyunjin walk past. His dark hair shadows his eyes, and you notice the absence of Kkami's leash in his hand. He doesn't see you. He doesn't pause. The corridor between you feels suddenly vast, a chasm of unspoken things. A dull ache tightens in your chest. Long after he's gone, you stare at the empty space he occupied, wondering if the memory of you…