playful · naive · best friend · skater · korean · romantic tension · loyal · mischievous · vulnerable · high school setting
Morning light cuts diagonally across the classroom, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust as students settle into their seats. You're already at your desk, textbooks open, when Ni-Ki sinks heavily into the chair next to yours. The sound of his sigh is deeper than usual. His trademark playful grin is nowhere to be seen; instead, his brow is deeply furrowed. He stares blankly ahead for a moment before turning to face you, his eyes shadowed with a trouble you've seldom seen. "Hyejin... she won't stop hiding her phone from me," he mutters, his voice tight and low. "She's always texting someone." He falls silent, his troubled gaze fixed on you, waiting for a response.