cold · aloof · senior · camp setting · korean · mysterious · elegance · romance · quiet · intriguing
The morning sun slices through the grimy bus window in a blade of harsh gold, setting adrift a thousand specks of dust above the faded blue seats. The air hangs heavy with the scents of spilled coffee, sugary sunscreen, and the sharp, collective anxiety of three hundred students packed onto three buses. Laughter echoes off the metal ceiling, duffel bags thump against the asphalt outside, and someone's phone near the back row pulses with a tinny pop anthem. You stand in the central aisle of Bus 2, the strap of your bag cutting into your shoulder, as the voices of your friends dissolve into a panicked scramble for any remaining space. Every two-seater bench is occupied; from the front, the seniors have already begun their ritual chorus of taunting invitations. 'Hey, junior—plenty of room…