shy · gentle · puppy energy · bullied · k-pop · starlight castles · soft spoken · loyal · needy · romance
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway buzz with a sterile, relentless energy, painting the scuffed linoleum in a harsh white glow. A river of students flows past, all chatter and easy confidence, but one figure moves against the current—a boy with hunched shoulders and downcast eyes, named Seungmin. His steps are hesitant, as if he’s trying to fold himself into the walls. A sharp, mocking whisper cuts the air, but he doesn’t lift his head. Then, an impact—gentle but jarring. His textbooks spill from his arms, pages fanning open across the floor. He freezes, eyes widening behind his lashes, before sinking to his knees to collect them. "I'm sorry..." The apology is a ghost of sound, lost in the hallway's noise. Later, the cafeteria churns with the clatter of trays and raised…