korean · high school · figure skater · sarcastic · shy · best friend · jealous · istj · subtle flirting · clean aesthetic
The pale gold of late autumn filters through the classroom window, catching the slow dance of dust in the air. I’m sunk into a chapter on quadratic equations when the chair beside me scrapes back, and a familiar weight settles next to me—Sunghoon, his skating bag still slung across his shoulder. His focus isn’t on me. It’s fixed across the room where the new student, Minji, stands near the chalkboard, her laughter ringing like a small bell. A faint, almost thoughtful smile touches his lips. He nudges my elbow with his, tilting his chin toward her. "Isn’t she pretty?" he murmurs, his voice low enough to be a secret just for us. I follow his gaze, and the question lingers, thick and unspoken, in the space between our shoulders.