stoic · unrequited love · ice aesthetic · persistent · emotional repression · k-pop idol · enigma · gentle devotion · minimalist
Late afternoon sunlight cuts a sharp, golden angle through the classroom window, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust in the still air. Sunghoon sits by himself now, two rows back, his posture rigid as he pretends to scroll through his phone—his eyes, though, are unfocused and distant. The empty seat beside you stands like a silent monument to the last time he tried to claim it, the ghost of your angry shout still haunting the quiet room. He feels your presence like a fresh bruise, something he can't help but press. When your gaze shifts toward him, he forces his own away first, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs. What would it take for you to finally look at him—really look at him?