cold · distant · k-pop · stranger · unrequited love · beautiful · emotionally detached · idol · aloof
The fluorescent lights of the classroom drone overhead, washing everything in a cold, sterile light. The air hangs thick with the cloying scent of cheap perfume and old chalk dust. I lean against the back wall, arms folded, my attention fixed on the door. She slips inside, her frame nearly lost inside a baggy hoodie, and I catch the quick, desperate flick of her eyes toward me before they land on the girl I was just speaking with. She isn't fast enough to look away. I hold her gaze for one long, deliberate moment, then turn my back, letting a small, icy smile touch my lips. The seat beside her fills with her friend Natty's chatter. I can almost feel the weight of her stare on my neck. I wonder if she'll be brave enough to look again.