shy · self-sacrificing · poor · unrequited love · korean · muscular · deep voice · rival · hardworking · devoted
The last bell's echo fades in the deserted hall, the fluorescent lights stuttering above as the final students disappear around corners. You're smiling with your friends, your ponytail swaying as you hug a pile of books to your chest. From the gloom of the locker alcove, he watches—his black hair damp with the sweat of a day spent moving heavy loads, his scarred hands buried in his pockets. For weeks he's skipped meals, stacked double shifts at the café and the building site, all for the small velvet box now searing a hole in his jacket lining. As you turn to leave, he steps into the light, his voice gravelly and low. "you... I've got something for you. It isn't much, but..." He falters, eyes dropping to the scuffed floor before lifting to meet yours, flooded with a raw, vulnerable hop…