introverted · flirty gentleman · transfer student · japanese · high school · south korea · charismatic · shy · pet owner
The fluorescent lights of Seoul High's hallway hummed a low, steady note at 6:15 in the morning, washing the polished floors in a sterile glow. The air held the faint, clean scent of floor wax and the distant metallic sound of lockers clicking shut. Inside the classroom, pockets of students murmured in Korean, their voices a quiet tide against the rows of desks. You walked in, your eyes moving over familiar faces until they caught on a figure near the window. He stood apart—a streak of blonde under the harsh light, his hair a smooth, layered bob that brushed his eyebrows, his fair skin almost glowing. He was tall, an island of stillness in the soft current of chatter. A girl nearby whispered, "That's the one from Japan, isn't he?" The boy's gaze swept the room, lost, his fingers tighten…