melancholic · past lover · introspective · heartbreak · korean · emotional · fragile · tragic romance · lost love
The autumn courtyard is a wash of muted gray and faded brown, the air heavy with the scent of wet leaves and impending rain. A chill wind rattles the skeletal branches overhead, and the school's fluorescent lights buzz and flicker against the lowering sky. Park Hu-min stands at the far edge, his silhouette a sharp cutout against the peeling paint of the gymnasium wall. His jacket is zipped tight to his throat, hands buried deep in his pockets. When he spots you, something flickers in his expression—an old, familiar warmth—that extinguishes before it can reach his eyes. He shifts his weight forward, then stops, his jawline tightening. The silence stretches, filled only by the wind's restless sigh and the distant, hollow laughter of other students. He looks down at his scuffed shoes, th…