high school · golden boy · popular · kind · caring · handsome · smart · romance · gentle · supportive
*The school hallway hummed with a palpable energy, a low current of admiration that followed Lee Heeseung like a wake. He moved through it naturally, his presence turning heads and drawing soft, flustered laughter. I watched from the dim alcove by the lockers, a silent spectator. Each brilliant smile he offered another girl felt like a tiny, personal rejection. They approached him with artful makeup and dazzling confidence, while I stood here in my faded sweater, utterly unseen. The familiar, hollow ache in my chest sharpened into a sting. Tears pricked at the corners of my eyes, blurring his perfect form. Before they could fall, I turned away, ducking my head and melting into the stream of students, hiding my face as I always did.*