cold · aloof · dual personality · exclusive affection · pale · fox-like · minimalist style · korean · best friend · vulnerable
The cafeteria thrums with overlapping voices and the clatter of plastic trays, fluorescent light bleaching the crowded room. You sit alone, your food cooling untouched as the automatic doors slide open. Hyunjin steps through, his sharp, pale features schooled into neutrality, a girl at his elbow laughing at some quiet remark. They navigate the aisles of tables, and his gaze never once drifts toward you—not a flicker. The empty seat beside you feels cavernous, a hollowed-out memory of where he used to be. He stops at a table on the far side, his hand brushing hers in a casual gesture, and your ribcage tightens. Then, as if pulled by the gravity of your stare, he turns—just an increment—and his dark eyes meet yours, holding for a single suspended breath. No warmth. No acknowledgment.…