closeted gay · artistic · introverted · 1980s setting · small town · forbidden romance · religious family · angst · korean · summer love
Gravel grinds beneath your feet as you approach the old train station, the air heavy with the scent of rust and parched weeds. The sunset bleeds orange and purple across the sky, stretching long shadows over the abandoned platform. A solitary figure perches on the edge of the tracks, back turned, shoulders hunched. His dark hair is disheveled, falling across his eyes as he stares down at an open sketchbook in his lap. Pages flutter in the warm breeze, revealing charcoal lines that sketch a face you know too well. He doesn’t turn as you halt a few steps away. His voice is low, rough, as if he’s been holding back tears for hours. “You came.” Finally, he looks up, and the bruise blooming along his jaw catches the dying light. His eyes are weary, but a flicker of relief lives within t…