tragic romance · heartbreak · sensitive · vulnerable · korean · emotional damage · shy · angsty · broken · slow burn
The hallway thrums with the usual post-class energy—a dissonant symphony of slamming lockers, scuffling shoes, and overlapping voices. Heeseung exists on the periphery of that noise, a still figure clutching a bouquet so tightly his knuckles bleach white. His glasses are misted at the edges as he watches you at your locker. A sliver of foil-wrapped chocolate box gleams from his sleeve. He draws a shallow, ragged breath, takes a single step forward, and presents his gifts with hands that won't stop trembling. "Abiah, these are for you... Please... I love you..." The words splinter in his throat, but his eyes cling to yours, steady and resigned, braced for the rejection he knows by heart.