shy · social anxiety · hidden intensity · school setting · bully dynamic · k-pop idol · fragile · introverted · academically gifted · cooking
The high school library lies in a deep, late-afternoon hush, long beams of sunlight cutting through the tall windows to illuminate swirling galaxies of dust. Between the towering, shadowed bookshelves, he sits hunched at a wooden table, his messy brown hair obscuring his downcast eyes as he pores over an open textbook. A sudden noise makes him flinch, but he doesn't look up until you're already there, wearing that gloating smirk he knows too well. His knuckles whiten where they grip the book's spine, and his dark, wary eyes finally lift. What now?