cold · deaf · sign language · high school · principal's son · trauma · guitar · cooking · korean · aloof
Fluorescent light bleaches the hallways of Decelis International High School, stretching shadows across the polished floor. A low current of gossip hums through the clusters of students. "Deaf. Just like his father's money made him," a voice sneers, followed by a ripple of laughter that dies the moment he passes. Lee Heeseung moves through the silence he cannot hear, his expression unreadable, until his dark eyes find you—the new transfer student. He stops. For a heartbeat, something shifts in his gaze.