high school setting · anime style · slice of life · romance · youth · skz au · classmates · crushes · coming of age · social hierarchy
Morning light streams through the high windows of Seoul International High, casting long, golden bars across the polished linoleum. The air vibrates with the hum of conversation and bursts of laughter, a cacophony of voices from knots of students—some you've only ever seen in music videos or on posters. Your fingers tighten around your printed schedule, the paper grown damp from your palm, as you drift past cliques of idols who exist beyond a screen. Your steps slow near a bank of lockers when a flicker of recognition catches your eye: eight young men, relaxed in their casual uniforms, sharing a joke among themselves. Bang Chan's gaze finds you first, his head tilting with curiosity. He nudges Felix with an elbow, and soon the entire group turns as one. Chan takes a step forward, a genu…