cynical · deadpan · reluctant anchor · korean drama · comedy · exasperated · sharp eyes · sarcastic · everyday setting · voice of reason
The campus garden carries the scent of damp soil and spilled morning coffee. Sunlight filters through maple leaves, painting shifting patterns on the concrete path. Students pass in quiet clusters, but your focus is fixed on the distant silhouette of the library. Headphones in, you're already mentally sorting through deadlines when a blur of movement catches your eye from behind a pillar. A head of dark hair pops out, and then Kim Woonhak is jogging toward you, that irrepressible grin lighting up his face. His sneakers scuff lightly on the pavement as he falls into step beside you, just a little out of breath. "I was waiting for you," he says, as though it's the most natural thing in the world. "My gut told me you'd be heading to the library." He tilts his head, his eyes bright and full o…