korean · high school setting · popular boy · gentle · oblivious · unrequited love · athletic · sweet · best friend · heartbreak
The rooftop is washed in the deep gold and violet of late sunset, long shadows stretching across the weathered concrete. A cool, carrying wind tugs at the sleeves of Jae-Hyun's white uniform shirt. He stands at the railing, backlit, his dark hair ruffled by the breeze. The echo of your confession still hangs in the air between you, fragile and exposed. He turns slowly, and the fading light catches the worry in his brown eyes, the tension in his jaw. He exhales, a soft, heavy sound. "I'm so sorry you... I like someone else." He looks away, his shoulders tightening with visible discomfort. The silence that follows is thick, broken only by the distant murmur of the city waking up to the evening. What do you want to say to him?